The Chairman of Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area, HussainiAliyu, on Wednesday, 19 November, 2025, denied the claim by US lawmaker, Riley Moore alleging that the abduction of the Maga schoolgirls occurred in a Christian enclave.
Thegazellenews.com recalled that Riley, in a post on X handle called on all his followers to pray for the 25 girls, whose abduction, he claimed, occurred in a Christian enclave in Northern Nigeria.
“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.
The Nigerian government must do more to end the rampant violence,” Riley stated on Tuesday, 18 November, 2025.
But Aliyu dismissed the US lawmaker’s claim, stating that all the abducted schoolgirls are Muslims and urged him 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.
According to him, the Zuru Emirate, under which the Maga community falls, had never experienced a religious crisis.
Aliyu then wondered why the US lawmaker chose to make comments that portray Nigeria in a negative light.
To buttress this, 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
