{
  "id": 3695378,
  "title": "Nigerians pay N7.78 billion ransom as kidnappings surge 66%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/nigerians-pay-n7-78-billion-ransom-as-kidnappings-surge-66",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-27T07:04:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nairametrics",
    "slug": "nairametrics",
    "url": "https://nairametrics.com/2026/08/27/nigerians-pay-n7-78-billion-ransom-as-kidnappings-surge-66/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Nigerians paid at least N7.78 billion in ransom to kidnappers between July 2025 and June 2026, as the number of people abducted across the country jumped by about 66% within one year, according to a new report by SBM Intelligence. The post Nigerians pay N7.78 billion ransom as kidnappings surge 66% appeared first on Nairametrics .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}