The phrase "huge ransom" means a very large amount of money demanded as payment in exchange for the release of someone or something that has been taken or held captive. Full definition
Aftermath of increasing incidents of high profile abductions and the subsequent demands for huge ransom by kidnappers in the country, many lawmakers have decided to stop the use of their official vehicles and number plates for fear of being identified and abducted. (securitykingng.org)
Furthermore, on Friday 15th June 2017, two female students of Kaduna State College of Midwifery and staff were abducted, another batch of three were kidnapped 10 km from Kaduna on the way to Birnin Gwari at gun point with parents and well wishes made to pay huge ransom largely determined by the criminals to secure their release. (dailypost.ng)
Kidnapping for huge ransom became the order of the day in what has been dubbed «abduction economy»; Under gunpoint, men watched while their wives were raped by miscreants, grandmothers were raped and young men were forced to rape their mothers. (dailypost.ng)