Parents identify 54 abducted Chibok girls in Boko Haram video


54 out of the 130 girls shown in the 27minutes video released by Boko
Haram yesterday, May 12th, have being identified by their parents, Premium Times reports

In a video viewing session which took place at the office of the Chief of Staff to Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State, the video was played before some of the parents of the girls abducted, teachers, security officers, female students which included some of the girls who escaped from the abductors. With their help, some of the girls shown in the video were identified by their names. The viewing session took place at about 2pm today.

In a press statement issued by Governor Kashim Shettima’s Adviser on media, Isa Gusau, he said the exercise is still ongoing and would involve other parents as well as other students. See the names of the 54 identified missing school girls after the cut...




First the press statement...

"Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima has confirmed that young girls shown in a  video released by the Boko Haram sect, are part of schoolgirls abducted at Government Secondary School Chibok following a night attack on April 14,2014”, said Mr. Gusau. Fifty four of the girls of the video have been identified by their names at an exercise that involved some parents of the girls, fellow students that include escapees from abduction, some teachers, security men and some officials of the Borno State Government led by the Chief of Staff to the Government House, Abubakar Kyari. The parents and students
were conveyed to the Government House in Maiduguri to make for an open identification exercise. The names are currently being compared with school records as well as names published some days back to ensure accuracy. The exercise continues at the Government House and it is hoped that more names will be established by parents, students and teachers as well as management of the affected school”. It read


The statement listed the girls identified as

1. Agnes Gafane

2. Saraya Stober

3. Hauwa Bitrus

4. Hajara Isa

5. Na’omi Philimun

6. Hauwa Abdu (1st Speaking)

7. Magret Yama

8. Shitta Abdu

9. Jummai Muta

10. Ladi Paul

11. Roda Peter

12. Filo Dauda

13. Godiya Bitrus

14. Saratu Tauji (2nd Speaking)

15. Ross Daniel

16. Hauwa Ali

17. Hajara Isa (Amira 3rd Speaking)

18. Luba Afga

19. Na’omi Luka

20. Saraya Emos Ali

21. Bilkisu Abdullahi

22. Mairama Ali

23. Maryam Ali Maiyanga

24. Dabora Abbas

25. Kabu Mala

26. Halima Ali

27. Yana Bukar

28. Solomi Pugu

29. Lydia Emmar

30. Luba Sanda

31. Saraya Samuel

32. Comfort Habila

33. Rejoice Shanki

34. Gloria Yaga

35. Mary Nkeki

36. Moda Baba

37. Hauwa Isuwa

38. Patient Jacob

39. Ladi Jajel

40. Abigel Bukar

41. Fanta Lawan

42. Zainabu Yaga

43. Aisha Lawan Zanna

44. Dokas Yakubu

45. Kabu Mala

46. Maryama Bashir

47. Hauwa M. Maina

48. Mary G. Dauda

49. Susana Yakubu

50. Maryam Abbas

51. Laraba John

52. Hanatu Nuhu

53. Na’ omi Bukar

54. Rifkatu Galang

Parents identify 54 abducted Chibok girls in Boko Haram video