Terrorist faction collected 90% of ransom paid nationwide from just eight cases as 7,825 Nigerians were abducted in one year A single faction of Boko Haram collected about ₦7 billion, roughly 90 per cent of all ransom paid in Nigeria in one year, from just eight kidnapping incidents, exposing a dramatic transformation in the …
The FCT Police Command has arrested two suspected kidnap kingpins and recovered ₦7.4 million alongside rifles and ammunition in a major counter-kidnapping operation. The breakthrough followed the abduction of Abuja-based lawyer, Barrister Henry Chichi, from his Karu home on August 16. Police pressure forced the kidnappers to release him safely the next day. The suspects, …
