Protesters on Sunday took to the streets of Katsina to protest the abduction of many schoolboys from the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara in the Kankara Local Government Area of the state.

The protesters, led by a woman who identified herself as one of the mothers of the abducted students, demanded the prompt rescue of students abducted by bandits on Friday night.

The protesters went around the school’s premises and some parts of the town with placards conveying various messages, among which are ‘Government must speak out’, ‘We want our children back’ and ‘We want security in Kankara’.

The protesters also chanted songs seeking the rescue of the abducted students.

In a related development, the Coalition of Northern Groups has warned that it will rally youths in protest if the schoolboys are not rescued.

This ultimatum was issued by the Group’s Chairman of the North-West Zone, Jamiu Aliyu through a press release.

Aliyu strongly spoke against the abduction and called on the government to bring the culprits to book.

He stressed that the Group was willing to mount pressure until the school boys were released from their captors.