Kebbi LG chair releases names of 25 abducted schoolgirls, refutes U.S lawmaker’s “Christian enclaved” claim
Hussaini Aliyu, the Chairman of Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area, has, in refutation of the U.S. lawmaker Riley Moore claims that the attack on Government Girls Comprehensive School, Maga occured in a Christian enclaved, released the names of the 25 abducted schoolgirls.
Aliyu, while clarifying that all the abducted students are Muslims, urged the lawmaker to refrain from making unverified statements that could inflame religious or ethnic tensions, especially while efforts are ongoing to rescue the girls.
He also emphasised that the Zuru Emirate, under which the Maga community falls, has a longstanding record of religious harmony, questioning why such claims were made that could portray Nigeria negatively while reiterating local government and security agencies commitment to ensuring the safe return of all the abducted students.
The names of the abducted schoolgirls are as follows:
Senior Secondary School 2A
Fatima Sani Zimri
Hafsat Ibrahim
Nana Firdausi Jibril
Masauda Yakubu Romo
Senior Secondary School 2B
- Hauwa Saleh
- Hauwau Umar Imam
Senior Secondary School 3A & 3B
- Salima Garba Umar
- Salima Sani Zimri
- Amina G. Umar
- Rashida Muhammad Dingu
- Saliha Umar
- Aisha Usman
- Jamila Iliyasu
- Maryam Illiyasu
- Najaatu Abdullahi
- Zainab Kolo
Junior Secondary School 3A
- Surraya Tukur
- Hafsat Umar Yalmo
- Maryam Usman
- Amina Illiyasu
- Ikilima Suleman
Junior Secondary School 2
- Khadija Nazifi
- Hauwa’u Iliyasu
- Hauwa’u Lawali
- Ummu Kulsum Abdulkarim
Source: Vanguard newspaper
