Kebbi: Identities of abducted schoolgirls unveiled

Identities of the 25 schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Maga have been released by the Chairman of Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area, Hussaini Aliyu.

Reacting to claims by US lawmaker Riley Moore suggesting that the abduction occurred in a Christian area, Aliyu clarified that all the students are Muslims and urged the lawmaker to refrain from making unverified statements that could inflame religious or ethnic tensions at a time when government efforts are focused on rescuing the girls.

He noted that Maga community, under the Zuru Emirate, has never experienced a religious crisis and questioned why the US lawmaker would make remarks that portray Nigeria negatively.

The abducted girls are Senior Secondary School 2A: Fatima Sani Zimri, Hafsat Ibrahim, Nana Firdausi Jibril, Masauda Yakubu Romo while Hauwa Saleh and Hauwau Umar Imam

are in Senior Secondary School 2B.

Those snatched in Senior Secondary School 3A & 3B are Salima Garba Umar, Salima Sani Zimri, Amina G. Umar, Rashida Muhammad Dingu, Saliha Umar, Aisha Usman, Jamila Iliyasu, Maryam Illiyasu, Najaatu Abdullahi and Zainab Kolo.

Nine girls in Junior Secondary School 3A and 3B abducted include Surraya Tukur, Hafsat Umar Yalmo, Maryam Usman, Amina Illiyasu, Ikilima Suleman, Khadija Nazifi, Hauwa’u Iliyasu, Hauwa’u Lawali and  Ummu Kulsum Abdulkarim.