According to the Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Masari, about 333 students are still missing from the boarding school after an attack on Saturday by armed bandits.
UNICEF in a statement on Monday called for the boys’ immediate release, describing the attack on schools as a violation of children’s rights.“UNICEF condemns in the strongest possible terms this brutal attack and calls for the immediate and unconditional release of all children and their return to their families.”
It’s Regional Director for West and Central Africa, Marie-Pierre Poirier, expressed solidarity with the families of the students and their communities. Poitier declared that the violence was a “grim reminder” that abductions of children and widespread grave violations of children’s rights continue to take place in the northern part of Nigeria.“We stand with the families of the missing children and the community affected by this horrifying event,” she added.
That abduction must be a ruse, contrived by certain northern elements to siphon the country's resources to fulfill certain tribal hegemonic purpose
We all know that, kindly support us to rescue the children.
Are you sleeping? Abduction is a normal routine in the the Northern Nigeria just that the recent figure is high
Rights of citizens are not protected under this government.