Some retired US Army guy named Bish Johnson went on Nigerian TV and basically said the quiet part out loud about why the country keeps dealing with kidnappers and bandits. He thinks people inside the government are getting paid off for this whole mess, and the crime stuff is organized like a legit business operation where different groups team up to cash in on grabbing people for ransom.
Johnson pointed at illegal mining as one money source fueling the chaos, plus he mentioned weak border security near Niger, Chad, and northern Cameroon, letting sketchy characters flood in. The former captain suspects foreign backers might be bankrolling some of the criminal networks operating in Nigeria, not just local bad actors making quick money off desperate families.
Johnson pointed at illegal mining as one money source fueling the chaos, plus he mentioned weak border security near Niger, Chad, and northern Cameroon, letting sketchy characters flood in. The former captain suspects foreign backers might be bankrolling some of the criminal networks operating in Nigeria, not just local bad actors making quick money off desperate families.
