Nigerian authorities are searching for the families of 105 abducted children found packed into a minibus.
The children, aged between five and 13, were taken from Kano state in the north and, say anti-trafficking agents, would have been "abused and molested".
Police found the children crammed into a 15-seat bus in the northern city of Kaduna on Thursday after the driver was stopped at a police checkpoint.
The children were piled on top of each other "like sardines" say officials.
Unfortunately, the children would have probably been very easy to abduct. Some of their parents may have even allowed them to be taken. The children were being taken to a school in Niger to learn the Koran. The abducted children were found by police and other government agents and taken to a shelter where they received food, water, clothing, and medical care. The government is still trying to locate all of their parents. This instance shows that the Nigerian government is attempting to punish criminals and push the country in the right direction, but there are still major problems with the country.
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