About 80 children were reportedly abducted by bandits on Friday in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
According to reports, the children abducted are between the ages of 12 and 17.
Some parents of the abducted children who spoke to newsmen, 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.
The abductors are yet to reach the parents to make any demands as of the time.
Bandits’ activities have refused to abate in Zamfara despite several government intervention to stem the criminal activity. Hundreds of schoolchildren have been kidnapped and some later released upon payment of ransom.
