UNICEF Reacts To Abduction Of 21 Children In Katsina

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Says Action Highly Condemnable

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has again criticised the abduction of 21 children in Katsina state, describing the trend as reprehensible.

Ms Cristian Munduate, UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, condemned the action in a statement on Friday.

According to Munduate, UNICEF is concerned about the report of the abduction of no fewer than 21 children at a farm settlement in Mairuwa community, Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State, north-west Nigeria.

She said confirmed reports had it that 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,” she noted in the statement made available to reporters.

She equally called on the Nigerian authorities to rescue other persons reported to have been kidnapped on the farm at the same time the children were abducted, stressing that this tragic incident is yet an indication of the danger children face by acts perpetrated by people who should protect them.

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