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The Niger state government has released the full list of the 27 schoolchildren abducted from Government Science College, Kagara.

The state released the names of the students about 24 hours after they were kidnapped on Wednesday.

The list of the teachers abducted alongside the students was also released.

The student who was killed during the attack has been identified as Benjamin Habila.

Below are their names:

• Jamilu Isah
• Shem Joshua
• Abbas Abdullahi
• Isah Abdullahi
• Ezekeil Danladi
• Haliru Shuibu
• Mamuda Suleman
• Danzakar Dauda
• Abdulsamad Sanusi
• Bashir Abbas
• Suleman Lawal
• Abdullahi Adamu
• Habakuk Augustine
• Idris Mohammed
• Musa Adamu
• Abdulkarim Abdulrahman
• Abubakar Danjumma
• Abdullahi Abubakar
• Bashir Kamalideen
• Mohammed Salisu
• Yusuf M Kabir
• Isah Abdullah Makusidi
• Polineous Vicente
• Lawal Bello
• Mohammed K Shehu
• Mubarak Sidi
• Abdulsamad Nuhu

According to the state government, the students were abducted alongside 14 others including nine of their family members and five staff of the school.

The names of the abducted teachers are:

• Hannatu Philip
• Lawal Abdullahi
• Dodo Fodio
• Mohammed Musa
• Faiza Mohammed

The abducted family members include:

• Christiana Adama
• Faith Adama
• Maimuna Suleman
• Nura Isah
• Ahmad Isah
• Khadizat Isah
• Mohammed Mohammed
• Aisha Isah
• Saratu Isah

Gunmen stormed the school in the early hours of Wednesday, overpowering the security guards on duty.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack which was reportedly carried out by bandits who have been on the prowl, kidnapping and killing residents across the north.

A federal government delegation had visited the state amid efforts to rescue the students.