1 min readBy Taofeek Oyedokun
7,825 victims, N7.78bn ransom: Inside Nigeria’s growing kidnap-for-ransom economy
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Kidnapping has become a lucrative criminal enterprise in Nigeria, with ransom payments running into billions of naira and abductions spreading
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- Length
- 31 words · 1 min read
- Published
- October 6, 2026
- Byline
- Taofeek Oyedokun
- Source
- BusinessDay