This Afrobarometer round 9 dataset is meant to assist readers and fellow researchers in conducting replicable research of the article titled "The Organized Crime of Kidnapping in Nigeria: A Quantitative Study of the Factors Influencing its Severity." Two datasets have been included. The first one is the narrower/final/cleaned dataset, which contains only the variables of interest utilized in the analysis. The second one is the broader/full round 9 dataset.