Dahiru Bala, biological father of Yunusa Yellow, the youngman believed to have kidnapped a Bayelsa teenager, Ese Oruru Wednesday declared that his son never cohabited with Ese Oruru “because of embedded contraption that are highly offensive to my religion” and that “there was no marriage between his son and Ese Oruru.
In an exclusive interview with Vanguard on Wednesday, March 2, 2016, Mr. Bala said that he was opposed to the marriage of his son to Ese because he (Yinusa) was already engaged in the village.
Yunusa Yellow His words: “ Yunusa was a domestic help to Oruru’s family for 10 years and when he told me of his love relationship with Ese, I opposed him because we already have a bride for him in the village”.
Apart from being engaged, he also said allowing his son to marry Ese will be against his religion. “The relationship between my son and Ese was built on ignorance of their religious background which made it difficult for any of us to support their marriage proposal”.
Dahiru Bala revealed Ese converted to Islam on her “own free will”.
“Sequel to the request of Ese, she was converted to Islam on the order of the District Head before he was taken to the Emir’s palace for his final say.
“On arrival at the Emir’s palace, a senior counsellor who took the brief summon for the Sharia Commission to take custody of Ese Oruru till the arrival of the emir the next day,” Mr. Bala revealed.
Vanguard had gathered from very reliable sources that she was 5 months pregnant, and that was why she wore a white Hijab dress on her arrival from Kano on Tuesday, March 1, 2016.
Meanwhile, the IGP has directed the Bayelsa State Police Command to take over investigation in the child violence offense saga because according to sources, the offense was committed in Bayelsa which is the place of residence of the abductor, Yunusa Dahiru.
Consequently, Vanguard was told the Yunusa will be moved to Yenegoa to face interrogation and prosecution for kidnapping and child abuse as well as violence against a girl-child.
The Force Spokesperson, Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Olabisi Kolawole, disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja on Wednesday. Kolawole said that aside the prosecution of the actors in the case, any officer indicted would be sanctioned accordingly.
“I can assure you that the abductor and all other actors in this abduction saga will be brought to justice. “Any officer indicted of professional dereliction will be firmly dealt with accordingly.
“This is the only way this nation can make a clear statement in unison that any individual that violates the sanctity of the right of our children shall be dealt with in accordance with the country’s laws,“ she said.
She said that Mr. Charles Oruru, father of the victim, had reported the matter to the police in Yenagoa. Kolawole said further that one Mohammed Dankano, who was privy to the plan was arrested and led a team of detectives and the complainant to Kano.
She said that it was confirmed in Kano that the state Sharia Commission and the AIG in charge of zone 1 had waded in.
The spokesperson said that all efforts to secure and reunite the victim with her parents were hampered by some bureaucratic factors until Arase’s attention was drawn to it.
“I am delighted to confirm that the police have today secured the release of Ese Oruru, the girl-child, from the Kano State Sharia commission.
“She is currently in safe custody of officers of the Gender Unit of the force,“ she said.
“The victim is currently being granted psychological and emotional support by officers of the Gender and Child Protection Unit of the force,“ she said.
She said that a medical team was also attending to the victim after which she would be re-united with her parents.
Kolawole also confirmed that the abductor had been taken into the custody of the police. She appealed to the media to respect the privacy and protective rights of the victim and her family. “This is the minimum legal and international requirement in cases of this nature,“she said.
