By Yusuf Ladan
The Chairman of Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area, Hussaini Aliyu, has refuted a claim credited to U.S. lawmaker Riley Moore alleging that the abduction of the Maga schoolgirls occurred in a Christian enclave.
Aliyu stated that all the abducted schoolgirls are Muslims and urged the lawmaker to desist from making unverifiable statements capable of dividing the nation along religious or ethnic lines at a time when government efforts are focused on rescuing the girls.
He noted that the Zuru Emirate, under which the Maga community falls, has never experienced religious crises, wondering why the U.S. lawmaker chose to make comments that portray Nigeria in a negative light.
The Chairman released the names of the abducted girls as follows:
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