monde6 millionNigeria pays $6 million in ransoms to armed groups in one year✓ Confirmed · 2 sources

Nigeria pays $6 million in ransoms to armed groups in one year

Ransoms paid to armed groups tripled between July 2025 and June 2026.

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SBM Intelligence reports $6 million paid, including to JAS, a Boko Haram faction.

Nigerian authorities struggle to curb the practice despite its official ban.

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