Nigeria: Lure for Ransom Raises Waves of Kidnapping

9 February 2013

A recent surge in kidnapping in Nigeria has seen prominent members of the society being abducted for huge ransoms.

In fact, this year has witnessed rise in kidnappings. Previously the targets were foreign oil companies' western workers who were taken by the Niger Delta militants, but now it has steadily penetrated into the northern and the kidnappers are becoming ever more attracted to wealthy individuals and politicians.

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