The bandit kidnap crisis in Nigeria
Hundreds of people are being abducted and held for ransom.
Nigeria is struggling with a kidnapping epidemic. Every year hundreds of people are abducted and held for ransom. The kidnap crisis hit the headlines ten years ago when the Chibok school girls were snatched by Boko Haram militants - but now, arguably, the problem has got worse. We speak to Chimezie Ucheagbo, a journalist with 成人快手 Igbo, about how it鈥檚 affecting every day life for Nigerians. Plus, we hear from a family who had to deal with the problem first hand.
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Presenter: William Lee Adams
Producers: Emily Horler and Alex Rhodes
Editors: Verity Wilde and Simon Peeks
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