By Muhammed Abubakar, Reporting
DESPITE being paid N1 million out of N3 million levy, terrorists have reportedly abducted 39 children who were working in a farm in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State.
Parents of 39 children, including girls of marriageable age, have, therefore, pleaded with the government to come to their aid.
A source told NewsPot Nigeria that the terrorists, on Sunday, in their large numbers, invaded the farm where the children were working.
According to the source, Mairuwa community was the worst hit in the attack by the bandits.
He explained that the terrorists surrounded the farm and began to shoot sporadically.
The source added that N1 million had earlier been paid to the bandits as levy before mobilising the children to the farm.
He explained that most of the adults working on the farm with the children were able to escape during the attack.
“They demanded N3m from the owner for him to be able to harvest his produce; he gave them N1 million 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,” the source lamented.
He stated that the owner of the farm is a Funtua resident, but his representative is residing in Mairuwa village, saying that as he speaks, the bandits have used the cell phone of one of the victims to call, demanding a ransom of N30 million.
He added that the terrorists said they were at the farm to abduct the owner or his representative, stressing that since they could not meet either of them, they decided to kidnap those working for them.
SP Gambo Isah, the police spokesman in Katsina, assured that there was an ongoing effort by the police to rescue the victims with synergy with the state government and other security agencies.
It was also gathered that six of the victims regained freedom on Tuesday.
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