Kidnapping for ransom

We look at the rising threat of kidnap for ransom. In West Africa, it's a growing criminal industry.

But how should any of us respond if or when the worst happens to us and a loved one is taken?

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Presented and produced by Ed Butler

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(Picture: Security officers stand guard next to a bus carrying freed worshippers at the Government House in Kaduna on the 5th of February 2026. More than 160 Christian worshippers were initially feared kidnapped during coordinated attacks on three churches in Kurmin Wali, Kajuru area, on the 18th of January. Credit: Getty Images)