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Kidnapping: Ransom Rises By 750% In Two Years

…Kidnappers Demanded N64bn In Three Years …Inflation Fuelling Rising Demand – SBM Intelligence Tracked ransom payment to kidnappers rose steeply between 2023 and 2025, recording 750 per cent increase within the two-year period. Data obtained from SBM Intelligence on Nigeria shows that N302m was paid for the release of kidnap victims in 2023. However, by 2025, this had jumped to N2.57bn, showing an increase of 750.99 per cent within a period of t…
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The Whistler Nigeria broke the news on Thursday, June 18, 2026.
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