The National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) said that kidnapping for ransom has reduced by 16.3 percent in 2024, compared to the previous year.
The national coordinator of the NCTC, Maj.-Gen. Adamu Garba Laka, announced this during a press briefing on Thursday.
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He said while the incidences have reduced the number of victims have increased by 0.27 percent.
Laka said that Kaduna, Katsina and Zamfara top in the states with high kidnap incidents.
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