{
  "id": 9529892,
  "title": "Police arrest bike thieves over killing of nine in Jigawa",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/police-arrest-bike-thieves-over-killing-of-nine-in-jigawa",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T09:30:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/police-arrest-bike-thieves-over-killing-of-nine-in-jigawa/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Police in Jigawa have arrested a syndicate accused of killing nine people and stealing 33 motorcycles across Jigawa, Kano, and Kaduna states, according to Punch.\n\nThe arrests were made by the Jigawa Police, though further details on the suspects and the circumstances of the arrests have not been provided in the reports.\n\nThere is no apparent connection between this incident and other reports of crime, including the arrest of foreign nationals in relation to a kidnapping and murder in Ghana, or a case of a stolen baby in Kumasi.",
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        "published": "2026-09-24T06:01:19.000Z"
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        "published": "2026-09-24T09:04:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Police arrest bike thieves over killing of nine in Jigawa",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/police-arrest-bike-thieves-over-killing-of-nine-in-jigawa-9531806",
        "published": "2026-09-24T09:58:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}