₦airaland Forum

Tension is mounting high in Bayelsa state over the abduction and forced
marriage of 13 year-old Ese Rita Oruru by one Yinusa who resides in Kano.

Yinusa who resides in Opolo, Yenagoa, had abducted Ese on August 12 2015
and eloped with her to Kano and has refused to allow her return home.

The parents of the victim, Mr. and Mrs. Oruru, who had made several visits
to Kano to secure the release of their daughter, have been unsuccesful as
Yinusa’s kinsmen insisted that Ese, who they now refer to as ‘Aisha’,
belongs to them as they are ready to pay the necessary bride price.

The Orurus reported the matter to the Police and the Department of State
Security (DSS) and their promise to bring home Ese has remained
unfulfilled forcing the parents to take the issue to youth and civil
society groups.

In a press conference addressed by Mr. Kizito Andah of the Child
Protection Network, he said civil society and youth groups in Bayelsa are
ready to stage a protest and press home the demand for the release of Ese
from the custody of her abductors.

Andah, who lamented that both the Nigeria Police and the DSS have been
unable to secure the release of Ese, warned against an ethno-religious
crisis which the abduction and forceful conversion into Islam could
trigger in Bayelsa state.

He said CPN was demanding that Nigerians prevail on all relevant
authorities to ensure that Ese is released and her abductors are punished
in line with the laws of the land.

“We strongly believe that the said Miss Ese Rita Oruru has not only has
been hypnotized but also recruited as a tool in the hand of an Islamic
fanatical group in Kano State. Miss Ese Rita Oruru is only 13-years-old
and cannot give informed consent to marriage and is still held hostage.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Oruru are petty traders who are putting all efforts
to meet the needs of their children.”

Securing the return of Miss Ese Rita Oruru would be not only make history
in our strong desire to continually protect our children, but also
reemphasize and stamp our indelible position against the acts of these
culprits. We, therefore, call for all to join our voices to prevail on the
Kano State Government, the Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, to urgently
release Miss Ese Rita Oruru, and demand for the prosecution of her
abductors under the appropriate law and jurisdiction as it is of urgent
national security and public interest.”


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Funny,DSS n POLICE referring the parent to civil society group ,on abduction case huh? .

They are treating a clear case of abduction so mildly!

Pavore9:
They are treating a clear case of abduction so mildly!

Which clear case of abduction? It is more a clear case of abdication of parental responsibilities. Where were the parents when the kano man was "abducting" their daughter? If you read the article carefully;

We strongly believe that the said Miss Ese Rita Oruru has not only has
been hypnotized but also recruited as a tool in the hand of an Islamic
fanatical group in Kano State. Miss Ese Rita Oruru is only 13-years-old
and cannot give informed consent to marriage and is still held hostage.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Oruru are petty traders who are putting all efforts
to meet the needs of their children. ”

you will realize that the 13year old willingly followed the man to kano, consensually agreed to the marriage (albeit illegally) and is unwilling to return to the parents. It is obvious the parents effort to meet the material and emotional needs of their children is grossly inadequate. In western nations, such parents would lose custody of the child.

Meanwhile, the marriage is null and void as the girl is not up to the age of consent, and the man can be charged for rape and abduction.

@wirinet, am glad you ended your post that the man can be charged for rape & abduction because even if her parents were irresponsible, it is the state that can only take her away from them after it has been determined it is for the good of the girl.

Really, if a person has nothing to say, they should just be quiet please. So if parents cannot adequately cater for the needs of their children, then it's okay for someone to abduct their 13year old daughter and turn her into a muslim child bride? Cos if this is so in a country where the majority of the people live below poverty line, millions of our young girls should be in the hands of Islamic paedophiles by now.