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Forests of Fear: How Nigeria’s Green Belts Became Kidnap Kingdoms Nigeria’s Kidnapping Crisis: How Forests Became Criminal Havens

Nigeria’s Kidnapping Crisis: How Forests Became Criminal Havens

Forests of Fear: How Nigeria’s Green Belts Became Kidnap Kingdoms

Oluwafunbi Bello February 5, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – As night falls across Nigeria’s hinterlands, fear travels faster than light. Roads empty early....