Kebbi Refutes US Claims, Names Abducted Schoolgirls

By Kabir Dan-Katsina, Birnin Kebbi

In a swift reaction to recent claims by a US Lawmaker, Rilley Moore, alleging that the abducted Kebbi schoolgirls are majority Christians, the Chairman of Danko/Wasagu Local Government Council in Kebbi State, Hussaini Aliyu, has released the names of the abducted students in an effort to dismiss the claim.

The names, according to him include:
Fatima Sani Zimri, Hafsat Ibrahim, Nana Firdausi Jibril, Masauda Yakubu Romo, Hauwa Saleh, Hauwau Umar Imam, Salima Garba Umar, Salima Sani Zimri, Amina G. Umar, Rashida Muhammad Dingo, Saliha Umar, Aisha Usman and Jamila Iliyasu.

The Rest are: Maryam Illiyasu, Najaatu Abdullahi, Zainab Kolo, Surraya Tukur, Hafsat Umar Yalmo, Maryam Usman, Amina Illiyasu, Ikilima Suleman, Khadija Nazifi, Hauwa’u Iliyasu, Hauwa’u Lawali and Ummu Kulsum Abdulkarim.