Bandits have abducted over 80 children in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The children, who range in age from 12 to 17, were taken on Friday morning, according to BBC Hausa.

The victims’ parents claimed that when they were in the bush during the early hours, the attackers collected them up and led them into the woodland.

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Bandits have continued their activities in the troubled Zamfara despite several government interventions to tackle the criminal activity.

Hundreds of schoolchildren have been kidnapped. Some were later released upon ransom payment. The abductors are yet to reach the parents to make any demands as of the time BBC reported the kidnap.