The Chairman of Danko/Wasagu Local Government, Hussaini Aliyu, has released the names and classes of the 25 pupils of Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, Kebbi State, kidnapped by terrorists on Monday.

This came after U.S. lawmaker Riley Moore, in a statement on Tuesday, alleged that the abduction of the Maga schoolgirls took place in a Christian enclave and sought prayers for the victims.

“Please join me in praying for the 25 girls who have been kidnapped and for the repose of the soul of their vice principal, who was killed. While we don’t have all the details on this horrific attack, we know that the attack occurred in a Christian enclave in Northern Nigeria,” Mr Moore said.

However, Mr Aliyu, according to a report by the Nigerian Television Authority on Wednesday, dismissed Mr Moore’s claim as untrue and misleading at a time the government intensified efforts to rescue the victims.

The chairman further clarified that the abducted schoolgirls were Muslims, urging the U.S lawmaker to refrain from making unverified statements capable of undermining national unity.

Below are the names and classes of the abducted schoolgirls as released by the Lg 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

22. Khadija Nazifi

23. Hauwa’u Iliyasu

24. Hauwa’u Lawali

25. Ummu Kulsum Abdulkarim

The attack on the Kebbi school left the Vice Principal, Hassan Makuku, dead.

One of the girls has also reportedly escaped, as the police authorities said a combined tactical team was deployed to comb the forest to rescue the girls.

Meanwhile, President Bola Tinubu sent Vice President Kashim Shettima to the state and expressed sadness over the incident despite intelligence warnings of a possible strike by the bandits.

“I urge you in areas facing security challenges, to share information and intelligence that will help the military, the police and the DSS to make the communities safe,” Mr Tinubu said in a statement by his spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, on Tuesday.