North’s vast terrain fuels kidnapping, weakens security response — SBM

The huge disparity between kidnapping figures in northern and southern Nigeria is largely driven by the nature of the groups operating in both regions, a report by SBM Intelligence has said. According to the 2026 edition of its Economics of Nigeria’s Kidnap Industry report, syndicated bandit and jihadist groups in the North have the capacity […] The post North’s vast terrain fuels kidnapping, weakens security response — SBM appeared first on Vanguard News.

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