Kebbi LG Chairman Publishes Names of 25 Abducted Schoolgirls, Dismisses US Lawmaker’s Claim of Attack on Christian Area

The Chairman of Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area, Hussaini Aliyu, has released the full list of the 25 students abducted from Government Girls Comprehensive School, Maga. He also dismissed a claim by U.S. lawmaker Riley Moore suggesting that the attack took place in a Christian community.

Aliyu clarified that all the kidnapped students are Muslims and cautioned Moore against issuing unverified statements that could heighten ethnic or religious tensions at a sensitive time when security agencies are working to rescue the girls.

He stressed that the Maga community falls under the Zuru Emirate, a region known for longstanding religious harmony, and questioned why comments were made that could cast Nigeria in a negative light.

Names of the abducted schoolgirls:

Senior Secondary School 2A

1. Fatima Sani Zimri
2. Hafsat Ibrahim
3. Nana Firdausi Jibril
4. Masauda Yakubu Romo

Senior Secondary School 2B
5. Hauwa Saleh
6. Hauwau Umar Imam

Senior Secondary School 3A & 3B
7. Salima Garba Umar
8. Salima Sani Zimri
9. Amina G. Umar
10. Rashida Muhammad Dingu
11. Saliha Umar
12. Aisha Usman
13. Jamila Iliyasu
14. Maryam Illiyasu
15. Najaatu Abdullahi
16. Zainab Kolo

Junior Secondary School 3A
17. Surraya Tukur
18. Hafsat Umar Yalmo
19. Maryam Usman
20. Amina Illiyasu
21. Ikilima Suleman

Junior Secondary School 2
22. Khadija Nazifi
23. Hauwa’u Iliyasu
24. Hauwa’u Lawali
25. Ummu Kulsum Abdulkarim

Aliyu reaffirmed that both the local authorities and security operatives are fully committed to securing the safe return of all 25 abducted students.

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