Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted no fewer than 80 children in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
It was gathered that the children, who are between the ages of 12 and 17, were kidnapped by the gunmen on Friday, April 7.
Some parents of the abducted children who spoke to BBC Hausa said the victims were in the bush fetching firewood at about 8:00 a.m. when the assailants rounded them up and marched them away into the forest.
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Bandits’ ramped up their activities in the troubled Zamfara despite several government intervention to tackle the criminal activity.
Hundreds of schoolchildren have been kidnapped and some later released upon payment of ransom.
The abductors are yet to reach the parents to make any demands as of press time.
The Zamfara State Police Command has also yet to speak on the incident as of the time of filing this report.
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