Charles Oruru, father of rescued Ese abducted in Bayelsa State in August 2015 and taken to Kano State where she was converted to Islam and married off without her parents’ consent, was in high spirits
when he spoke withEse’s father who became worried when the incident occurred was elated by Thursday’s judgement by a Federal High Court in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, which sentenced her daughter’s abductor, Yunusa Dahiru to 26 years jail.
Charles, who described himself as a petty businessman, said the child was with his family in Delta. He said, “The baby would be four years on May 26, 2020. Charles further said Ese would further her education, adding that she had never hidden her love for education. He said, “I know that she would achieve greatness. She has never hidden her love for medicine. She desired to be a medical doctor. She’s about 18 years now. She is my fourth child. I have three girls and two boys.’’
Yunusa would later take Ese to Kano, where she was allegedly raped, forcibly Islamised and married off without her parents’ consent. The teenager’s conversion and marriage reportedly took place in the palace of the deposed Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi.how she journeyed to Kano on August 14, 2015, two days after her daughter’s kidnap, to a village in Tufa, Kura Local Government Area of Kano State in search of Ese.
In a reaction, the then IG stated that Ese’s freedom was dependent on the intervention of the then Kano emir but promised that the police were working on Ese’s release.campaign, which gained traction online, several hashtags were created on Twitter such asThe hashtags were shared several times and retweeted in what could be described as a major social media campaign.
Many Nigerians who were shocked by Ese’s ordeal called on the Federal Government to ensure that such an incident did not recur by dealing decisively with those who contravened the country’s laws. Some days later, on March 8, 2016, Yunusa was arraigned before the Federal High Court in Yenagoa on a five-count charge of abduction, coercion, seduction into illicit intercourse, sexual exploitation and unlawful carnal knowledge of Ese.
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