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Between July 2024 and June 2025, kidnappers in Nigeria demanded a staggering ₦48 billion in ransom. However, only ₦2.57 billion—about…

A former Director of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mike Ejiofor, has said he used to discourage families of those who were kidnapped from paying ransom until he became a victim of kidnapping.

My column of last week with the title “Like Mamu, like Abdulsalami and the billion naira firefighter” drew the attention of Colonel Dangiwa Umar (retd). The respected senior citizen was more particular about the first part because I mentioned him.