{
  "id": 988710,
  "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-988710",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-15T08:04:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/video-osun-poll-police-confront-lawmaker-over-gathering-of-voters-in-residence/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A viral video shows security forces confronting an Osun State House of Assembly member, Abiola Ibrahim, in his late father's residence, where about 146 voters were reportedly gathered on election day. The lawmaker, belonging to the Accord Party, stated that the group consisted of both locals and outsiders who were exercising their voting rights. Ibrahim denied any involvement in mobilizing the voters for a specific candidate and emphasized that the individuals were not his personal guests. The incident occurred as voting processes began across the state for the Osun gubernatorial election, with security agencies deploying additional resources to prevent electoral malpractice and intimidation.",
  "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/",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Gov poll: Police lock down Osun, DIG, 30 CPs deployed",
        "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."
}