{
  "id": 9499295,
  "title": "Suspected bandit informant arrested in Sokoto",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/suspected-bandit-informant-arrested-in-sokoto-9499295",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T06:05:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/suspected-bandit-informant-arrested-in-sokoto/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Police in Sokoto State have arrested a suspected bandit informant, Ashiru Abubakar. According to the Daily Post Nigeria, Abubakar is from Gumfa Gebe village in Wamakko Local Government Area.\n\nHe is accused of supplying information to criminals in Tambuwal Local Government Area. The arrest followed a threat against Romo village in Tambuwal, where residents were allegedly given an ultimatum to pay N10 million or face an attack, as reported by the Daily Post Nigeria.\n\nThe arrest was made as part of ongoing security operations aimed at disrupting criminal networks across the North-West region. The Daily Post Nigeria cites crisis reporter Bakatsine, who shared the development on his social media handle.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "N10m threat: Security forces arrest suspected bandits’ informant in Sokoto",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/n10m-threat-security-forces-arrest-suspected-bandits-informant-in",
        "published": "2026-09-23T18:33:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Suspected bandit informant arrested in Sokoto",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/suspected-bandit-informant-arrested-in-sokoto",
        "published": "2026-09-24T05:50:41.000Z"
      }
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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."
}