The Borno State Government has released the names of 54 of the 136 girls shown in the video released on Monday by Boko Haram and said to feature students of Government Secondary School, Chibok, kidnapped on April 14 by the sect.

Governor Kashim Shettima released the names yesterday while addressing the #BringBackOurGirls coalition at the Borno State Governor’s Lodge in Asokoro, Abuja. Those identified kept increasing and the figure stood at 77 as at the time the governor finished his address but only 54 names were immediately available.

Shettima said: “Fifty-four (names of other 23 girls were released later) of the girls in the video have been identified by their names at an exercise that involved some parents of the girls, fellow students that included 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 for an open identification exercise.”

NAMES OF ABDUCTED GIRLS IDENTIFIED IN BOKO HARAM VIDEO:

1. Agnes Gafane

2. Saraya Stober

3. Hauwa Bitrus

4. Hajara Isa

5. Naomi Philimun

6. Hauwa Abdu (1st speaker in video)

7. Margret Yama

8. Shitta Abdu

9. Jummai Muta

10. Ladi Paul

11. Roda Peter

12. Filo Dauda

13. Godiya Bitrus

14. Saratu Tauji (2nd speaker in video)

15. Ross Daniel

16. Hauwa Ali

17. Hajara Isa (Amira 3rd speaker in video)

18. Luba Afga

19. Naomi 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. Naomi Bukar

54. Rifkatu Galang

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