Why are people stealing women underwear in Nigeria?

As long as Nollywood and other popular media continue to inherently assume that rituals are potent, there will continue to be a demand for pants

In parts of Nigeria, female pants have become endangered. Illustration by Nonso Brendan for The Question Marker

Since late last year, the Nigerian media has been reporting on how women underwear has become an in-demand ingredient for rituals conducted by online fraudsters, popularly known as ‘Yahoo boys’. A report in the Vanguard noted the responses of w…