ESE ORURU’S ABDUCTION: CAN ISLAM AND KANO EMIRATE BE EXONERATED?
By MrRights
www.mrrights.com.ng

After my last post on Ese Oruru, the 14 year old girl, abducted by one Yunusa also known as Yellow (now under prosecution) from Bayelsa State to Kano in which i made case for the reverse effect, hoping that those of us on the other side might feel what it is to be in the position of Ese’s parent, i thought that post would be my last on the abduction saga. However, there is need for further contribution.

This further submission became very imperative because a lot of opinion have been expressed in which some of us, especially Muslims on one hand and those of us from the North on the other hand feel the need to defend or exonerate our region, religion or traditional institution from unnecessary criticism or misguided generalization over what my brother Gimba Kakanda described as teenager’s foolish adventure.

This submission is my personal opinion, and it is geared toward admonishing people that had been angered over the perceived attack against Islam and the northern traditional institution.

Here are my thoughts.

I am in agreement with those who said this is a case of teenage lovers. From all indications, it has nothing to do with region, tribe or religion as some people want us to believe.

It might also be true that, Ese and Yunusa are lovers and she decided to elope with him to Kano.

And from another angle, Yunusa might have exploited her young age to lure her into absconding with him without the knowledge of her parent. All these are possibilities which shouldn’t be given any regional or religious connotation.

Before I proceed further to state my position on the religious and regional angle, let me agree with and reaffirm what Gimba Kakanda had said. In his words ‘’a simple inquiry would have shown that Islam does not condone elopement and its perhaps the same wisdom the Kano Emirate Council identified with in admonishing the police and Shariah Commission to repatriate her.’’. Gimba also added that, ‘’the Muslims have their tradition for formalizing union between a man and woman, this is referred to as ‘’Katbel Kitab- Marriage contract. In a famous Hadith, the prophet of Islam said, any woman who gets married without the permission of her guardian, her marriage is invalid. Any woman who gets married without the permission of her guardian, her marriage is invalid. Again, any woman who gets married without the permission of her guardian, her marriage is invalid. Gimba said and I strongly agree that, what Yunusa did is a crime that has no place in Islam or northern society.

Having agree with the above, there is need for further questions. While I am aware that the conduct of Yunusa and his accomplice have no place in Islam, here are questions begging for answers:

1. When Yunusa took Ese to his parent in Kano, why did Yunusa’s parent kept the little girl without reaching out to her parents, knowing that the action of their son is criminal? From my understanding, Yunusa’s parent knew she is somebody’s daughter, they knew she is a minor who couldn’t make any decision for herself. Why keep another person’s child in your custody without her parents’ consent? So, how do we explain the conduct of Yunusa’s parent in this saga?

2. Ese was reportedly taken to the head of Kura village for conversion to Islam and Marriage, and he referred them to an Islamic cleric for the exercise. Here, the role of the traditional institution came into question. After the village head discovered she is a minor, brought from a far away land without any guardian, why did they not compel Yunusa’s parent to return the girl to her parent? Why did the head of Kura village, refer to them to an Islamic cleric for the conversion and marriage exercise? What is the essence of the traditional institution, if such issues had to be tolerated, knowing well that it is against the law? Can we, in all sincerity, exonerate the traditional head of Kura?

3. She was converted to Islam and married off with the knowledge of the traditional head of Kura and a legitimate institution such as the Shariah Commission. I understand that this is against the norms of Islam, but can the non Muslims that are unaware of the Islamic norms, exonerate Islam and the traditional institution, when the acts of conversion, change of name and marriage were performed with the knowledge of established legitimate authorities in those localities? If we say it is against the norms of Islam, does that mean the legitimate institutions that are directly or indirectly involved in the process acted out of ignorance? If they are ignorant, why then do we place such important institution in their care? How many more of such incident has occurred under their watch and guide? In reality, how can we in all honesty, blame those questioning the role of Islam and traditional emirate when the girl was converted to Islam and married off with the knowledge of these institutions?

4. I am aware that the issue was brought to the attention of Emir Sanusi for approval or rejection after the mother went to Kano with police escort. I do not remember anywhere, or any law, that requires the Emir to approve or reject a marriage proposal or conversion to Islam. The fact that the issue was dragged before the emir himself when the mother came to Kano should tell us how much effort the mother had put into retrieving her daughter without success. But again, we saw a letter by the Kano Emirate, dating as far back as August, 2015, in which the Emir rejected the whole arrangement and requested the girl be taken back to Bayelsa by the police. Here, we must ask, after the mother came to Kano, with police men attached to her all the way from Bayelsa, why did they prevent her access to her daughter? Why did they not allow her take the girl home since they had police attached to them from Bayelsa? I read another report where Yunusa’s father claimed the girl refused to go back home with the mother, but is that a justifiable reason to keep holding her in Kano? If indeed the Emir wrote that letter since August, 2015, why was the girl still in Kano till the campaign broke out last week? (6 Months after).

5. If Emir Sanusi did order the girl be returned to Bayelsa 6 months ago, who dare disobey such order because the girl didn’t want to return? Is the Emir that powerless and his directive that meaningless? Is he that irrelevant that somebody in Kura or wherever would overrule the directive of the Emir to return the girl for whatever reason? Why is the Emir not aware of her continuous stay in Kano?

6. And finally, if the free Ese campaign didn’t get to the media and blown out in the manner it was blown, would Ese ever be released? Would she ever return to her parent or would she be in Kano forever?

Furthermore, after Ese Oruru was freed, we saw several other parents coming out to demand return of their abducted girls taken in similar circumstances. Among those abducted in similar manner are 13 year old Progress Jacob, abducted in Bauchi and converted to Islam by the Shariah Commission in January 2016. The issue was reported to the police and the traditional ruler of the Sabon Kaura area and till date, she is yet to be returned.

Another victim is 12 year old Blessing Gopep, allegedly abducted by one Umar at Bauchi Motor Park in August 2015. She was also converted. There are several others, and this goes to confirm the fact that, Ese’s case is not an isolated issue. There are several others, which were all carried out with the knowledge and active participation of a legitimate institution such as the Shariah Commission.

You would all agree with me that, while those championing campaign of calumny against north and Islam over this issue might be acting from a per-conceived hate and misguidance, that doesn’t take away the fact that, the role of some Islamic clerics, institution or traditional leaders must be questioned.

Also, I read the interview of Yunusa’s father in which he clearly told the world that his son is 25 years old. But when Yunusa was arraigned, the age ascribed to him was 18. The question is, who is lying and for what purpose?

For me, the ills in the south, doesn’t justify the ills in north. The hypocrites in the south don’t justify the hypocrites in the north. We are not Muslims, so we can defend the bad conduct of some Muslims, instead, we are to be at the forefront of those asking the culprits of this criminality be investigated and prosecuted.
Let me conclude by adding that, irrespective of what the real truth is really is, this issue has exposed the rot in both traditional and religious institution in the North. It has also revealed the insincerity of some religious clerics and institutions while carrying out their duty and therefore, both the traditional and religious institution in northern Nigeria needs to be restructured and overhauled to prevent re occurrence of such ugly incident.

By MrRights
www.mrrights.com.ng

Ese family must take police to court for N1billion compensation.

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Can't take ur poo write up cos u re a religious bigot..why would u bring religion into this ...take yunusa responsible not ISLAM..Yunusa perform d actions Not Islam...stop blaiming Islam for people evil acts

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This issue has deeper narrative than what it appears to be, most people involved from both the girls and Yunusa's side take turns in concealing many events that led to current scenario.

The press in the other hand, especially the authorized news outlets went on a spree, hastily printing out conjectures. Alas mrrights, you got birdbrained[excuse the expression].

The title of your thread to start with is based on conjecture, the girl willfully follow yunusa to kano.

Below is a video posted by premiumtimes:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPh3ecmkf7Q

In the video Ese's steadfast position was the police must leave them alone.

Transcript:

Man talking: Ka qirawota mutafi.
English: Tell her to come, so we can go.

Woman to reluctant yunusa: Kanaso su damqeka su sakaka a motarsu? Miye yake damunka.
English: do you want them to force you into their car, what's wrong with you.

Man talking: Ba abunda za'ayi ma mallam dalla kashiga in zaka shiga.
English: Nobody will harm you just get into the car mallam.

Ese: Shi bazai shiga wannan motan ba.
English: He must not enter this car (police van).

Man to ese: Kizo muje dake za'a tafi
English: please come, we are going with you

Ese to the man: You know you wanted to do this to him that's why you said we should come, you know you want to do this to him. (Sobbing).

If indeed she's abducted, she wouldn't be seen opposing these men and even crying so that this alleged abductor of hers will be left alone.

And Ese's mother who claimed to not have any knowledge that the duo are lovers contradicted herself when she went searching for Yunusa in different places after Ese wasn't seen.

Yunusa's statement in court was, even the mother knew about their relationship and had given her consent about the elopement.

There is also a report about Ese saying her age in 2015 is 17.

Could any parent allow his son to bring a girl he kidnapped to his house talkless of supporting him in marrying her?

Didn't Yunusa's father said the boy has been with the Oruru's for about a decade in Bayelsa? And with Ese willfully coming to Kano with Yunusa, don't you think she contributed in getting herself converted and married off??

Hum