{
  "id": 987174,
  "title": "(VIDEO) Osun poll: Police confront lawmaker over gathering of voters in residence",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/video-osun-poll-police-confront-lawmaker-over-gathering-of-voters-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-15T07:56:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/video-osun-poll-police-confront-lawmaker-over-gathering-of-voters-in-residence/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Saturday morning, a security operation in Osun State confronted lawmaker Abiola Ibrahim, a member of the Osun State House of Assembly representing the Irewole/Isokan Constituency, for gathering a large number of intending voters at a private residence. The incident occurred as voting processes were underway for the Osun State governorship election. Ibrahim claimed the residence belonged to his late father and that the crowd, numbering around 146, were voters for the day's election. He stated that some of the individuals were locals, while others were outsiders, and that he did not hire or promise anything to the voters. Ibrahim affirmed his membership in the Accord Party and clarified that he was not mobilizing the voters for a specific candidate. The event occurred amid heightened security alerts across the state, with the Nigeria Police Force deploying top commanders and warning against electoral malpractice, voter gathering, and illegal mobilization.",
  "summary": "Police confront Osun lawmaker Abiola Ibrahim over a large gathering of voters at his residence during the Osun election, raising concerns about electoral m Read More: https://punchng.com/video-osun-poll-police-confront-lawmaker-over-gathering-of-voters-in-residence/",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/gov-poll-police-lock-down-osun-dig-30-cps-deployed",
        "published": "2026-08-14T10:01:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Osun poll: 432,843 PVCs uncollected – INEC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/osun-poll-432-843-pvcs-uncollected-inec",
        "published": "2026-08-14T13:09:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Osun decides: Osogbo calm as voters head to poll",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/osun-decides-osogbo-calm-as-voters-head-to-poll",
        "published": "2026-08-15T08:01:35.000Z"
      }
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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."
}