IFEOMA, now Aisha, is the daughter of Mr. Ndubuisi Nichodemus. She was living with her parents, in the midst of the Hausa community in Zaria, Kaduna State, until May, 2014. On that fateful evening, Ifeoma had left the house in protest against the authority of her moth­er to question her for returning late to the house on the day.
She simply walked out of her parents’ compound into a neighbour’s house, and since 21 months ago to be precise, the family is yet to set their eyes on her.
Ifeoma, now 16, Saturday Sun learnt, might have been converted to Islam, even as her mother disclosed that she gathered reliably that her daughter had been married off. This was the story, told to our reporter in November last year.
Since then, nothing happened. But by last week Wednesday, apparently fol­lowing the public outcry over the abduc­tion of Bayelsa-born Ese, Mr. Nichode­mus was sighted at the Police Command headquarters, in Kaduna. However, neither the Police nor Mr. Nichodemus, was forthcoming on what transpired last Wednesday.
The only thing he told Saturday Sun when pressed further was that “the situ­ation remains the same. Nothing has changed, as my daughter is not back. The Sharia Court handling the mat­ter keeps adjourning the case and as a result, we are still where we were last year”
Speaking during an interview then, Ndubuisi Nichodemus, resident of Sabon-Gari, Zaria, Kaduna State, who appealed to the authorities concerned, to help rescue his daughter, allegedly in the custody of another man since 2014, said her daughter had come home late on that fateful day and felt, as responsible par­ents, she should be scolded. They did, and the girl ran into a neighbour’s house.
Thereafter, he said the girl claimed she had renounced Christianity for Is­lam as her preferred religion, which made one of the neighbours simply identified as Abdullahi to take the girl to one Alhaji Shehu Khalil, who train new converts into Islam. This is even as If­eoma’s biological mother disclosed that she heard reliably that her daughter has been given out in marriage without her knowledge and consent.
According to Nudubuisi, “it all start­ed in May (2014) when she came home late and her mother talked to her. She then left the compound to our neigh­bour’s place. We lived in the midst of Hausa who are majorly Muslims. So, we learnt that Abdullahi has taken her to Mallam, Khalil who work with Ahmadu Bello University, at Energy Research here in Samaru. The next thing we heard was the conversion of our daughter to Islam.
“So after we approached him for the release of our daughter, he told us she had traveled to Sokoto. When we reported the case to the Christian Asso­ciation of Nigeria (CAN) in Zaria, and they wrote to Commissioner of Police Kaduna State, Directorate of State Se­curity (DSS) for assistance, the Police Commissioner, Shehu Umar, sent some of his men to Zaria, that the girl should be handed over to her biological parents.
“But on getting to Zaria, the man has gone to Sharia Court in Zaria to collect a court order, granting him the custody of the girl. This was granted without con­sulting her biological father.
“So, we were told that our daugh­ter had been moved from Zaria to one school called Da-rul Islam in Kaduna where new converts are usually taken to. This attitude is capable of igniting religion crisis in the State. We have been in Zaria for more than three decades without having any issue with anybody.
“Now when we approached the school in Kaduna alongside the CAN representative, the school told us to go and get a written clarification to that ef­fect because there was a written order from court before she was admitted. The school later appealed to us to come and take our girl because she was given them problem. But we need court order to do that.
“Even with the intervention of the Commissioner of Police that the girl should be released to us, the court re­fused to release her and instead trans­ferred the case to upper Sharia court in Zaria.
“In fact, for more than a year now, we have not set our eyes on our own daughter when we are still alive. We are against this impunity that our child will be in custody of another man when we the parents are alive.
“The whole episode had even forced us out of the former house where it all started. We are hereby calling on con­cerned authorities including the State government to come to our rescue. They have aborted her schooling. She has also been kept incommunicado as we are no longer hearing from her. She remains a Christian and not a Muslim as they claim. She is just a 15-year-old girl and that makes her a minor in this case. I want my daughter back so she can con­tinue with her education.”
But Ifeoma’s mother, Angnes Nich­odemus’ view was completely different form her husband’s. She alleged that her daughter was said to have been married out to a Hausa Muslim without the con­sent of her parents.
According to her, “I was told that one Hausa boy has been given my daugh­ter, a minor, as wife without our input as parents. I was made to realise that the boy is working inside ABU here in Zaria, though I don’t know whether as a staff of the school or not. This is rather modern oppression and slavery.
“We have been doing everything we could legally. But from the way it has been, it shows we are not one Nigeria. You can imagine how you will feel as a mother when your child is missing. But my daughter’s case is different be­cause for more than a year now she is being in custody of another man. No contact, no phone call. This is rather unfortunate.”
When contacted through his mobile telephone, the man at the centre of the allegation, Alhaji Shehu Khalil, was not ready to give much details on the issues raised.
Instead, he just said “How did you manage to get my number? Who said he has his daughter in my custody? Well, I don’t know anything. You can come to Zaria I don’t know anything because I cannot talk to you on phone.”

The Police on its part, through its Kaduna Command Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Zubair Abubakar, confirmed the incident but declined to comment further, saying “you know the case is still in court and I’m not permit­ted until the court decides.”

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Another story to castigate and demean Islam. Mind you the force conversion is a fallacy, you hypocrites always find a way to twist the news to favour you whims and caprices. With the number of young chaste girls in Islam, muslims have to "forcefully" convert your girls. The last time I checked it was categorically stated that there is NO compulsion in religion!

Hian, na wetin dey happen for naija o.

MrFairplay4ume:
Another story to castigate and demean Islam. Mind you the force conversion is a fallacy, you hypocrites always find a way to twist the news to favour you whims and caprices. With the number of young chaste girls in Islam, muslims have to "forcefully" convert your girls. The last time I checked it was categorically stated that there is NO compulsion in religion!

Thats the problem with u guys. When you see something wrong about your religion you claim they are attacking you. face the issue at hand and stop playing victim.

This is one abduction too many.Muslim leaders should try and educate their followers.children under 18 can not give consent on issues of such magnitude.imagine the cases being reported shortly after the Ese rescue.Parents also have a role to play in guiding their wards to forestall all these shame

MrFairplay4ume:
Another story to castigate and demean Islam. Mind you the force conversion is a fallacy, you hypocrites always find a way to twist the news to favour you whims and caprices. With the number of young chaste girls in Islam, muslims have to "forcefully" convert your girls. The last time I checked it was categorically stated that there is NO compulsion in religion!

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Did you take a look at yourself in the mirror when you typed this?
If you didn't, well, go and have a look. What you'll see is called hypocrisy. If you are looking for a hypocrite, check in your mirror. True, there should be no compulsion in religion...but don't tell us. Rather tell it to your Muslim brethren in the North.

As if we need to look any more further to confirm such incidents of forced conversion and marriage to teen aged girls. Were you living under a rock when the news of over 200 school girls from Chibok were kidnapped, forcefully converted to Islam and married off?
The recent case of Ese Oruru is probably another fictitious tale to you. Haven't you heard about Patience Paul? Even the sharia police has a hand in her case. See it here: https://www.nairaland.com/2972084/patience-paul-abducted-benue-girl

The worst problem mankind can have is to never realize that he has a problem.

This girl was a student in the school I taught (Total child secondary school samaru zaria) befor going for service and her family stays opp my house in Bakin dogo samaru zaria.

MrFairplay4ume:
Another story to castigate and demean Islam. Mind you the force conversion is a fallacy, you hypocrites always find a way to twist the news to favour you whims and caprices. With the number of young chaste girls in Islam, muslims have to "forcefully" convert your girls. The last time I checked it was categorically stated that there is NO compulsion in religion!

Mr. Man keep quiet

MrFairplay4ume:
Another story to castigate and demean Islam. Mind you the force conversion is a fallacy, you hypocrites always find a way to twist the news to favour you whims and caprices. With the number of young chaste girls in Islam, muslims have to "forcefully" convert your girls. The last time I checked it was categorically stated that there is NO compulsion in religion!

You know Boko haram targeted the Christian sections of the North East