It was gathered that the incident happened after bandits attacked Garin Bakuso village in the early hours of Saturday.
Gidan Bakuso is located in the eastern part of Sokoto State and shares a border with the Niger Republic.
Confirming the attack to newsmen today, the Police Public Relations Officer in Sokoto State, Ahmed Rufai, said the gunmen also whisked away one elderly woman.
Rufai said the bandits attacked the Islamic school belonging to one Malam Liman Abubakar where the fifteen Almajiri children were abducted.
According to the police spokesman, the abducted woman was also taken from the village, but not in the Sangaya Islamic school.
He stated that no life was lost in the attack as the police had mobilized to the village for a rescue operation to ensure the children were rescued unhurt.
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