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LAW, CRIMINOLOGY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Socio-economic dynamism and the expansion of child kidnapping for ransom in Nigeria

Article: 2061686 | Received 10 Nov 2021, Accepted 30 Mar 2022, Published online: 12 Apr 2022

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