BANDITS ABDUCTS 20 CHILDREN IN NIGER DEMAND 40 MILLION
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The twenty children abducted by bandits at Kusherki in Rafi Local Government Council of Niger state about twenty one days ago are still in captivity.
An Indigene of the area Alh Auwal Usman told Radio Nigeria in a telephone interview in Minna that the bandits are demanding forty million naira as ransom as condition for their release.
Alh Auwal Usman lamented that the children abducted are from the ages of four to ten years and have been subjected to undue hardship by the bandits.
According to him, of the number of children abducted four of them are male while the remaining sixteen are female and called for concerted efforts by all and sundry to rescue those children unhurt.
Alh Auwal Usman appealed to Niger state government and security agencies to come to their aid as parents of the innocent children are in serious problem due to the abduction of their wards.
In his reaction, Commissioner of Internal Security and Humanitarian Affairs Mr Emmanuel Umar maintained that Niger state government is not resting on its oars to rid Nigerlites of all forms of crime and criminality.
Mr Emmanuel Umar maintained that the state government is working assiduously in conjunction with convention and non conventional forces to rescue those in captivity throughout the state alive and unhurt.
He however added that though they are coming across some casualties in the process but in all they are really winning the war against banditry and applauded security agencies and vigilante for their gallantry.
Report by Lawal wali
