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Kidnappers in Nigeria collected more than $5 million in ransoms in a year, analysts say
A Lagos-based intelligence group say that kidnappers in Nigeria have collected more than $5 million in ransom payments over the past year
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A Lagos-based intelligence group say that kidnappers in Nigeria have collected more than $5 million in ransom payments over the past year
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According to ABC News’s source item, Kidnappers in Nigeria collected more than $5 million in ransoms in a year, analysts say, A Lagos-based intelligence group say that kidnappers in Nigeria have collected more than $5 million in ransom payments over the past year
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