{
  "id": 8990046,
  "title": "Oyo police nab suspect over alleged ₦3m kidnap-and-kill plot",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/oyo-police-nab-suspect-over-alleged-3m-kidnap-and-kill-plot",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T18:35:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ripples Nigeria",
    "slug": "ripples-nigeria",
    "url": "https://www.ripplesnigeria.com/oyo-police-nab-suspect-over-alleged-%e2%82%a63m-kidnap-and-kill-plot/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Oyo State Police Command has arrested a man accused of attempting to kidnap and murder a 50-year-old resident of Seni Salla Village, Saki, along with his family. The suspect was apprehended after his victim reported receiving threatening calls demanding ₦3 million and threatening to abduct family members. The complainant, Metu Jilani, contacted the police on September 19, 2026, following the calls on September 13. The callers claimed to have been hired to carry out the attack and demanded money as a condition for stopping the plan. Jilani paid ₦100,000 into an account provided by the callers, which led to the investigation. Police later apprehended the suspect's alleged accomplices, Hantsi Abdullahi and Hantsi Liman, in connection with the money withdrawal. The suspect remains hospitalized, while police search for his accomplice and investigate the full circumstances surrounding the threats.",
  "summary": "The Oyo State Police Command has arrested a man allegedly linked to a threat to kidnap and kill a 50-year-old resident of Seni Salla Village, Saki, and members of his family. The suspect was apprehended after the victim reported receiving threatening calls from unknown individuals who allegedly demanded ₦3 million and threatened to abduct members […] The post Oyo police nab suspect over alleged…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Police arrest suspect over ₦3m kidnap-and-kill threat in Oyo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/police-arrest-suspect-over-3m-kidnap-and-kill-threat-in-oyo",
        "published": "2026-09-21T18:20:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}