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Following the abduction of the 25 girls from the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga community, Kebbi state, Hussaini Aliyu, the chairperson of Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area, has released their names. The chairperson emphasised that the government is working actively to rescue the girls.
The names of the abducted 25 school girls from the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga community, Kebbi State, were released to the public on Wednesday, November 19, 2025. Hussaini Aliyu, the chairperson of Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area in Kebbi, released the names.
Recall that 25 girls from the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga community of Kebbi State were abducted by gunmen in the early hours of Monday, November 17, 2025. This attack has sparked debate over the increasing insecurity and the unsafe school environment in Nigeria.
Below are the names of the abducted girls according to their classes.
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
The chairperson also refuted the claims by Riley Moore, a United States lawmaker, that the abduction occurred in a “Christian enclave,” stating that all the abducted girls are Muslims. He emphasised that security agencies and the local government are actively working for their safe return.
