"Rising Kidnapping Crisis in Nigeria: Hundreds of Children Freed and Undergoing Counseling"
TL;DR
Kidnapping has become a lucrative business in Nigeria, with Islamic insurgents and armed groups resorting to abducting individuals and families for ransom. The Kawu District Palace recently hosted a community meeting to address the impact of these kidnappings, shedding light on the harrowing experiences faced by affected families.
Topics:worldcrimesecurity#community-meeting#crimesecurity#extortion#islamic-insurgents#kidnapping#nigeria
- The Booming Business of Kidnapping in Nigeria : State of the World from NPR NPR
- More than 100 kidnapped Nigerian students arrive back in Kaduna Reuters
- Nigeria school abduction: Nearly 300 children freed after two weeks in captivity The Associated Press
- Kuriga kidnap: Nigerian pupils taken in mass abduction freed BBC.com
- 137 school children kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria released, undergoing ‘psychosocial counseling,’ official says CNN
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