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And speaking of money, those who confide in prosecutor Stefano Castellani reveal that the man who holds the "most important position" within the Nigerian mafia is defined as "Don" and receives a "salary of 35 thousand euros every three months". Almost as much as a manager of an Italian municipal company. After him there is the «Deputy Don», con 17 thousand euros (always every three months). Then the «Chief», con 11 mila. Down to a salary of "9 thousand euros every ninety days". «From belonging to the Maphite I have had economic advantages – says the informant –, I took 9.500 euros every three months and they paid them into my bank account. Those who have no tasks and propose a "business", takes a percentage of earnings. It may happen that a simple affiliate reports the arrival of a girl from Nigeria: if the Maphites decide to intervene, to kidnap the prostitute from the street and finally ask the "madame" for a ransom between the 10 and i 15 thousand euros, whoever proposed the deal takes it 2 thousand euros if everything goes well". Among the illegal activities managed by Nigerians there is naturally international drug trafficking. From Colombia cocaine arrives in the heart of Africa: in Benin, in Ghana, in Nigeria. «From here the narcotic must then return to Europe and to do so, couriers recruited from seriously ill people are used, who do not remain in prison for long due to their health conditions".

The mafia method, Then, it also foresees violence and retaliation against the families remaining in Nigeria: «A member of the Maphite went to the house of a member of Black Ax and killed his mother, cutting her body into pieces. Then he took the remains to the school where the woman's son was taking class and threw them there, triggering panic and terror. They all ran away. After two months from this episode, Black Ax went to the house of the mother of a Maphite member and gouged out her parents' eyes and then beheaded them with an axe.". On another occasion, the Maphites "went to Nigeria to pick up the children from school" of the man who had "made a mistake", «they took them home and shot their mother, killing her, and making them assist".

Even lawyers are afraid. In fact, the documents report the case of a prisoner who received threats in prison after he decided to "dissociate himself from the criminal association".. At that point, the judge underlines, the man «had been invited by his lawyer to think again and, if not, to find a new defender, being absolutely determined to remit the mandate in similar circumstances". A letter was then delivered to the prisoner's wife: «Italy and Nigeria are too small – it was written – to be able to escape the retaliations of the Maphites». «The fact is - as another former member explains - that once you have entered the group you can never leave it, you can only stop being part of it with death". And death haunts you everywhere, both in Italy and abroad. In the reasons for the sentence we read at a certain point about «a person who had decided to leave the organization. The Maphites made his life impossible, they went to his house in Italy, they burned it and their car. He fled to Finland, with the whole family. The Maphites also found it in Finland, they broke his feet and now he walks around on crutches. Finally this person was forced to move to Canada". Anyone who is not convinced that it is the mafia is one of the lawyers who represented the defense, Manuel Perga. In fact, in his appeal we read that «there is a complete lack of proof of a concrete and evident external manifestation of the intimidating force, of a clear link with the parent company and of a criminal program outlined in its essential features". For these reasons, concludes the lawyer, «the “mafia” origin of the association cannot be said to be proven». It will be up to the Court of Appeal to decide whether this is the case.