Insecurity
Bandits Kidnapped 80 Children In Zamfara
The abductors are yet to reach the parents to make any demands
At least 80 children have been abducted by bandits in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
Accordint to BBC Hausa, the children, said to be between the ages of 12 and 17, were abducted on Friday morning, April 7, BBC Hausa reported
Some parents of the abducted children who spoke to the British broadcaster said the victims were in the bush fetching firewood at about 8:00 a.m. when the assailants rounded them up and whisked them into the forest.
The abductors are yet to reach the parents to make any demands as of the time BBC reported the kidnap.
The Zamfara State Police Commissioner, Kolo Yusuf, confirmed the report but disputed the figures.
He said, “The incident happened in the bush. The people went to fetch firewood. Are they (media report) saying 80 people went to fetch firewood in the bush at the same time?”