A 15th-century medieval tablet inscribed with satanic spells is thought to target two lovebirds. Two rival theories state that it may stem from jealousy and unrequited love or could be an attempt to separate them.
In Nigeria, the issues of kidnapping have become recurrent incident making headlines of the country's dailies. Although, kidnap for ransom came to be more confirmed in the country by early 2000s in the oil rich Niger Delta region by various communities protesting for what they described as marginalization and environmental injustice caused on them as a result of the oil exploration activities by the international companies in the area.