BREAKING: Emir of Kano Orders Immediate Repatriation of Abducted Ese Oruru
- Skid
- Feb 29, 2016
- 1 min read
The Emir of Kano, Malam Muhammadu Sanusi II on Monday distanced himself and Kano emirate council from the purported abduction of a 13 years old girl, Ese Oruru, and ordered the Sharia Commission to repatriate the teenager with her family.
Sanusi also ordered the sharia commission to liaise with the office of Deputy Inspector General of police zone One to repatriate and reconcile the teenager with her family immediately.
It could be recalled that Ese Oruru was allegedly abducted in Opolo, Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, by one Yunusa an indigene of Kura local government area of Kano sometimes in August, 2015.
We gathered that Ese, who was 13 as at the time of her alleged abduction, was taken to Kano, by Yunusa, where he converted her to Islam and married her.
Ese’s parents had since last August made trips to Kano, where they unraveled the plights of their daughter.
The parents said they have involved the police, but efforts to get the Emir of Kano, Mallam Lamido Sanusi, at whose palace the girl is believed to be held to resolve the matter and ensure the return of the 14-year-old to them have proved futile.
While her mother was told that Ese had converted to Islam and, therefore, was no longer her daughter, her father was told that his daughter was an 18-year-old adult and not 14, hence she was capable of making decisions for herself.
However, Nigerians, yesterday, took to the social media to launch a campaign #FreeEse, calling for the immediate release of the Urhobo-born teenager, whose mother, Mrs. Rose Oruru, is a food vendor in opolo, Bayelsa
