The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has called for the rescue of 21 children abducted from Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State.
UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, Cristian Munduate, in a statement on Friday, in Abuja, strongly condemned the attack, stating that children should never be the target of violence.
The organisation therefore called on Nigerian authorities to rescue the children and other persons reported to have been kidnapped on the farm at the same time the children were abducted
“UNICEF is concerned about the report of the abduction of the 21 children at a farm in Mairuwa community, Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State, north-west Nigeria. Confirmed reports indicate the 21 children – 17 girls and 4 boys – aged between 15 and 18, were abducted 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,” the UNICEF representative said.
