The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is concerned about the reported kidnapping of 21 children at a farm in Mairuwa hamlet, Faskari Local Government Area, Katsina State, north-west Nigeria.
UNICEF also demanded for their release.
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According to Ms. Cristian Munduate, UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, “confirmed sources indicate the 21 youngsters – 17 girls and 4 boys – aged between 15 and 18, were stolen last Sunday at about 12:30 p.m. by “bandits.”
“Abduction of children whether at home, at school, on the farm, or anywhere else, is reprehensible. Children should never be the target of violence, especially by anyone who should be protecting them.
“We call on the authorities to take necessary action to rescue the abducted children and reunite them with their families unhurt, and without delay.
“UNICEF also calls on the authorities to rescue other persons reported to have been kidnapped on the farm at the same time the children were abducted.
“This tragic incident is yet an indication of the danger children face by acts perpetrated by people who should protect them,” she said.
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