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Bandits abduct 39 children from a farm in north west Nigeria

Nigeria bandit attack

People leave a village in Nigeria following a bandit attack. On October 31, 2022, bandits abducted 39 children who were harvesting crops at a farm in Mairuwa community, Katsina state in north west Nigeria. PHOTO | AFP

By  Mohammed Momoh

Contributor based in Abuja, Nigeria

Nation Media Group

Abuja

Bandits have abducted 39 children who were harvesting crops at a farm in Mairuwa community, Katsina state in north west Nigeria.

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