More than 2 million Nigerians kidnapped in one year, survey finds

FILE - People wait for news about the kidnapped LEA Primary and Secondary School Kuriga students, in Kuriga, Kaduna state, Nigeria, March 9, 2024.

Security officials in Nigeria are raising concerns after a National Bureau of Statistics survey revealed that more than 2 million people were kidnapped in the West African nation between May 2023 and April 2024, and that Nigerians paid a cumulative $1.42 billion to kidnappers within the same period.