Kidnapping, the industry bringing Nigeria to its knees
The remaining wares of kidnapped students are seen inside of Bethel Baptist High School as parents following an attack by gunmen in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna state, northwest Nigeria, on July 14, 2021. PHOTO | AFP
It was past midnight when a dozen men armed with AK47s stormed into Mohammed's home just outside Nigeria's capital Abuja to kidnap the truck driver and his wife.
After being held hostage in a tiny cave deep in a forest for three days, the couple were released when a relative paid the gunmen 600,000 naira (about $1,400).
