All 25 Maga Schoolgirls are Muslims, LG Chairman releases names

The Chairman of Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State, Hussaini Aliyu, has strongly refuted a claim made by U.S. lawmaker Riley Moore suggesting that the abduction of schoolgirls from Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, occurred in a Christian community.

Aliyu described the statement as misleading and capable of creating unnecessary religious tension at a time when government agencies are working to rescue the abducted students. He stressed that all 25 abducted schoolgirls are Muslims.

He added that the Maga community, which falls under the Zuru Emirate, has a long record of peaceful coexistence and has never witnessed any form of religious crisis. Aliyu urged foreign officials to avoid making unverified comments that could damage Nigeria’s image or undermine national unity.

Below are the names of the abducted students released by the local government chairman:

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. Hauwa’u 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