40 Children Abducted in Northern Nigeria

Forty children were abducted by unidentified militants in an attack on a farm in Katsina state, northern Nigeria. The kidnappers have demanded the payment of 30 million naira (about $70,000 USD) as a ransom, reports the Nigerian newspaper ‘The Premium Times’.

The militants have contacted the parents of the children asking for the money.

The attack took place in the north of the country, which is disconcerting because many attacks were previously concentrated in the northwest states. This shift marks a spread in the region affected by terrorist and militant groups and signals a rising tide of crime across the country.

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