In Dec 2020, over 80 children from the Madrasa of Hizburrahim Islamiyya were kidnapped in Katsina, Nigeria.Nigeria Kidnapping: Mahuta Children Rescued After Gun Battle , JOSHUA JERE DECEMBER 21, 2020.http://root.graphic.com.gh/junior-graphic/junior-news/nigeria-kidnapping-mahuta-children-rescued-after-gun-battle.html All 80 Kidnapped Islamiyya Students Have Been Rescued – Katsina Police They were rescued by pro-government vigilantes after a siege and subsequent gun battle with the kidnappers.Nigeria kidnapping: Mahuta children rescued after gun battle, December 20, 2020 at 13:57. Nigeria kidnapping: Mahuta children rescued after gun battle, Tathasta.
In addition to the 80 children rescued, an additional 33 children who had been kidnapped earlier were freed by vigilantes.
Responsibility Boko Haram claimed to be behind the abductions, but critics said the organization was not telling the truth. Local politicians instead laid blame on bandits, and were agreed with by experts.
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