At least 7,568 people were abducted in the last year and N1 billion was paid as ransom during the period, according to a report by SMB Intelligence, a market intelligence, security analysis and strategic consulting firm.
The report said the victims were kidnapped in 1,130 incidents between July 2023 and June 2024.
During the period under review, the firm said, N10 billion (N10,995,090,000) was demanded as ransom but the kidnappers only “received N1,048,110,000 (N1…
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