Nigerian armed groups raise nearly $6 Million in ransoms, study finds
Boko Haram Armed groups in Nigeria collected nearly $6 million in ransom payments over the past year, as kidnappings surged across Africa’s most populous country, according to a new study.
Two mass kidnappings attributed to Boko Haram accounted for almost 90% of the ransom total, according to the report.8 million, was paid in ransom between July 2025 and June 2026 — more than three times the amount recorded the previous year.
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