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