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Kidnappers in Nigeria collected more than $5 million in ransoms in a year, analysts say

ABC News Money · August 27, 2026 at 9:51 AM

Kidnappers in Nigeria collected more than $5 million in ransoms in a year, analysts say

A Lagos-based intelligence group say that kidnappers in Nigeria have collected more than $5 million in ransom payments over the past year

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