Bush economy

How terrorism is redirecting wealth from businesses to bandits
 
By Uche Usim
In Nigeria today, many legitimate businesses are dying, while criminal enterprises are thriving.   No thanks to terror attacks on military, paramilitary and civilians.
They no longer make headlines, except when the casualty figures are truly spine-numbing. The casualties are not only those killed in the invasion; the living are gradually being economically strangulated due to ransom payments.
 

The security agencies, experts note, appear overstretched.   While assurances from governments at national and sub-national levels pour in, many Nigerians are losing hope.
Terrorism has triggered prot...