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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 BBC Igbo, about how it’s 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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Thu 22 Feb 202403:50GMT
BBC World Service East and Southern Africa, South Asia, West and Central Africa & East Asia only
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- Wed 21 Feb 202418:50GMTBBC World Service News Internet
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