The government of Kano in northern Nigeria says seven more children abducted from the state have been found after being sold in Anambra state, Premium Times reported, screenshot below;
The state information commissioner, Malam Muhammad Garba, told the BBC that five parents had already identified their children among the children abducted.
A committee set up by the Kano State government to find the most abducted children in the state has visited a kindergarten in Enugu and Anambra states, where it found the children.
"Photos and videos of these children have been leaked and five parents say they have identified their children among those seen in the video," Muhammad Garba said.
He said the truth of the claim that the children belonged to them was still being verified because there was no rush to fight the mob.
The commissioner of information said the Kano state government and the commission would take all necessary steps to ensure that the children were received soon.
There are reports that nine more children from the state have been identified in the northern state of Gombe, but the commissioner did not confirm the news, saying that if it was confirmed that the children were from their state, they would also be picked up.
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The parents of the abducted girls have formed a coalition to demand the official return of their children, and in the past there have been protests by the girls' parents which have added to the committee's stand on the issue. find children.
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