Tag: Mass abductions
Kidnapping Crisis Deepens Across Nigeria as Ransom Payments Hit 7.78 billion...
Kidnapping has grown into an increasingly lucrative criminal business across Nigeria, with armed groups collecting nearly 5.8 million in confirmed ransom payments in just...
Nigerian Troops Free 360 Captives From Boko Haram Enclave
ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigerian troops have rescued 360 elderly men, women, and children abducted by Boko Haram insurgents in Borno State, the military said...
Nigeria’s Children’s Day Marred by Mass Abductions, Critics Question Oyo Celebrations
ABUJA, Nigeria (FN) — Nigeria’s Children’s Day festivities on May 27 were overshadowed by outrage as more than 80 schoolchildren abducted earlier this month...
