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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has described the abduction of 21 children at a farm in Mairuwa community, Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State as a reprehensive act. The UNICEF said children should never be the target of violence, especially by anyone who should be protecting them. This was contained in a statement issued and signed by the organisation’s representative in Nigeria, Ms Cristian Munduate.
Dozens of children were abducted by gunmen from a farm in northern Katsina state and the kidnappers were demanding a ransom for their release, police and residents said on Wednesday.
Dozens of children have been kidnapped by suspected terrorists in Kastina State. It was gathered that the children were kidnapped on Sunday while working on a farm located between Kamfanin Mailafiya and Kurmin Doka villages in Katsina, Reuters reports. The kidnappers had contacted their families to demand ransom for their release. A village head from the community said the gunmen demanded a ransom of N30 million ($68,435).
Dozens of children were abducted by gunmen from a farm in northern Katsina state and the kidnappers were demanding a ransom for their release, police and residents said on Wednesday. Katsina is the home state of President Muhammadu Buhari and is among states in northwestern and north central Nigeria where…