A research institute in Nigeria recently released a report saying that the country's kidnappers have kidnapped civilians to extort about 5.8 million US dollars in ransom over the past year. SBM Intelligence released a report on the 26th local time saying that between July 2025 and June 2026, ransoms paid to rescue the kidnapped reached 7.78 billion naira. According to the agency's statistics, 7,825 people were abducted during the same period, an increase of 66% over the previous year, and at least 1,142 people died. Factions affiliated with the extremist group “Boko Haram” have taken about 90% of the ransom in several large-scale kidnappings.

A research institute in Nigeria recently released a report saying that the country's kidnappers have kidnapped civilians to extort about 5.8 million US dollars in ransom over the past year. SBM Intelligence released a report on the 26th local time saying that between July 2025 and June 2026, ransoms paid to rescue the kidnapped reached 7.78 billion naira. According to the agency's statistics, 7,825 people were abducted during the same period, an increase of 66% over the previous year, and at least 1,142 people died. Factions affiliated with the extremist group “Boko Haram” have taken about 90% of the ransom in several large-scale kidnappings.