# Nigerian gunmen raise over $5 million from mass kidnappings, study finds

https://mins.news/en/item/33500

- Reuters, 2026-08-26 19:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/nigerian-gunmen-raise-over-5-million-mass-kidnappings-study-finds-2026-08-26/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a8f3a1c8f08580001b673e7

> Nigerian kidnappers collected nearly $5.8 million in ransom payments from abducting civilians over the past year, according to a security consultancy. The crime is crippling education and weakening public trust in the government.

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