Post by Henry Emeka (@Emekus)

Modern kidnapping for ransom began in the Niger Delta 1990s–early 2000s .The first major wave of modern kidnapping in Nigeria started in the oil-rich Niger Delta.
Militants began abducting oil workers to pressure the government and oil companies. This later evolved into ransom-taking.

By the early 2000s, this became a well-known political and economic tactic


https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation?paperid=98926&utm_source=copilot.com

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