Breaking: Six children from the same family have been abducted in Zamfara

The Zamfara State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of six children, Alhaji Sani Gyare of Kadauri village in Maru Local Government Area of the state.

Spokesman SP Shehu Muhammed confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria – NAN in Gusau.

According to him, police had received reports of the abduction of seven children, six at Alhaji Gyare’s house and the seventh at his neighbour’s house in Kadauri village.

“The commissioner of police, CP Abutu Yaro, has deployed special forces to rescue the children,” a police spokesman said.

Records show the kidnappers arrived in the village on Friday night and committed the crime.

Kidnappings for ransom are on the rise in northwestern Nigeria, especially in Katsina, Zamfara and Kaduna.