In Nigeria, the legal framework explicitly criminalizes the payment of ransoms to kidnappers or terrorists.
Anatomy of Kidnapping: The Law and Enforcement by Lawson Akhigbe
The Anatomy of Nigeria’s Kidnapping Industry by Lawson Akhigbe
Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed: "Last year, my nephew was kidnapped. That's my late sister's son, along with three other people. They went to a farm they had hired... and they were kidnapped just a few miles between Kaduna on the way to Kachia.
Silence is Golden (Especially When It’s About Your Land) by Lawson Akhigbe
In most functional societies, those quaint places where governments occasionally remember they exist to serve rather than to frustrate, when a citizen submits an application requiring official action, a few basic courtesies are observed. An acknowledgment. A request for missing documents if needed. Perhaps even a timeline, however optimistic. The machinery of state, however rusty, at least coughs to confirm it has received your papers.
Trump’s con-artist history by Lawson Akhigbe
Trump’s business career has long been characterized as embodying “con-artist” tactics: aggressive promotion, leveraging his personal brand for high-margin or low-substance ventures, heavy debt leverage, selective truth-stretching in marketing, and frequent legal disputes.
Senator Debtor’s ‘Art of the Deal’: A 10-Step Guide to Evading AMCON Recoveries
Get the Loan. (This is the easy part). Preferably a large, multi-billion naira sum from a struggling bank. Use your political clout as collateral – it’s worth more than anything tangible!
