The Chairman of Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State, Hussaini Aliyu, on Wednesday released the names of the 26 schoolgirls abducted from the Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State.
Aliyu disclosed the names of the kidnapped school girls while debunking claims by United States lawmaker, Riley Moore, suggesting that the recently abducted Maga schoolgirls were taken from a Christian community.
Aliyu described the allegation as false, misleading, and capable of sowing unnecessary religious tension at a time when security agencies are concentrating on rescuing the abducted students.
He said categorically that all the girls taken from Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, are Muslims, urging the American lawmaker to refrain from making “unverifiable statements” that could inflame religious or ethnic division in Nigeria.
Aliyu stressed that the focus should remain on securing the students’ safe return, not on promoting narratives that distort the facts.
The chairman released the names of the abducted girls 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
Riley, in a post on 𝕏, claimed to have knowledge that the attack occurred in a Christian enclave in Northern Nigeria, but said he did not have details on the incident.
“Please join me in praying for the 25 girls who have been kidnapped and for the repose of the soul of their vice principal who was killed.
“While we don’t have all the details on this horrific attack, we know that the attack occurred in a Christian enclave in Northern Nigeria. The Nigerian government must do more to end the rampant violence,” he stated on Tuesday.
