Mass kidnappings are a common way for gangs and armed groups to make quick money in Nigeria.
As Khamenei’s son steps in, Nigerian Shias mourn Iran’s old supreme leaderIn northern Nigeria, Shias see new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei as a ‘continuation of his father’s resistance’.
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