By Muhammadu Sabiu
Parents of the 39 children who were kidnapped on Sunday by bandits while working on a farm in the Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State have begged the government to help rescue them.
The Mairuwa community, according to a source, suffered the most heinous damage during the bandits’ raid.
He noted that when they (the bandits) approached the farm, the terrorists began shooting intermittently.
The source was quoted to have said, “They demanded N3m from the owner for him to be able to harvest his produce, he gave them N1million as part payment and decided to begin the work before completing the money, but unfortunately the bandits did not accept that. In our village, Mairuwa, alone we have 33 among the victims including young ladies who are due for marriage.”
SP Gambo Isah, the Katsina police spokesman, assured that efforts were ongoing as to how the abductees would be rescued.
Meanwhile, the Daily Reality has obtained reports that showed six of abductees had regained freedom on Tuesday.
