Focus on Africa
Nigeria: Why kidnappers killed 35 hostages despite paid ransoms
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30 July 2025
38 minutes
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Kidnappers in Nigeria have killed at least 35 people from Zamfara state despite ransoms being paid for their release. Why is the kidnapping menace in Nigeria not only growing but changing as well ?
Why fibroids are particularly a problem for black women
And Ghanaian students abroad facing deportation because the government failed to pay their fees
Presenter: Audrey Brown
Producers: Blessing Aderogba in Lagos, Charles Gitonga in Nairobi with Patricia Whitehorne and Yvette Twagiramariya in London
Technical Producer: Jonathan Greer
Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga
Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi
