Fifteen schoolgirls abducted from farm in Nigeria
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Leadership
Fifteen pupils aged 10 to 15 were abducted from a farm in Tungan-Bako, Niger State, Nigeria, while harvesting maize for the owner of their Islamic school. Armed kidnappers opened fire and made demands to community leaders, reports Leadership.
Fifteen pupils, all girls aged between 10 and 15, were abducted by armed men from a farm in Tungan-Bako, in the Rafi local government area of Niger State, Aminu Bako, the owner of their Islamic school, told Leadership. The pupils had gone there to help him harvest maize when the kidnappers opened fire and took them away.
Aminu Bako said he saw the attackers as he approached the farm and escaped being pursued by reaching a checkpoint. He learnt that community leaders had received demands, while the Niger State police confirmed the abduction of people working on a farm, putting the number of victims at about 14, according to Leadership. Security teams and local vigilante groups were mobilised.
The abduction occurred the day after the announcement of the abduction of fourteen pupils from an Islamic school in Niger State, published on 2 November. A father told the newspaper that his 12-year-old daughter was among the children abducted.
