Ransom

IN Nigeria, kidnapping has grown into a multi-million naira industry; kidnappers often tagged 'bandits' are increasing and claiming territories....

SOME yet to be identified gunmen have abducted the Edo State Chairman of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association Of...

Nigerian pilots are currently training on Super Tucano fighter jets at the Moody Air Force Base in Georgia, United...

AS fear grows in Nigeria over rising insecurity, aggravated by banditry, kidnapping, insurgency, militancy, and other social ills, The ICIR’s Marcus Fatunmole and Bamas Victoria report tales of citizens who were kidnapped and held hostage, including those who were released after paying huge sums as ransoms.

AHMAD Salkida, a Nigerian journalist with expertise in conflict and terrorism reporting, says that residents of Jos have recently...