We have handed over Ese Oruru, baby to her parents &#8211; Police

Ese Oruru’s parents want her out of police custody, lament absence from school

Parents of abducted 14-year-old girl, Ese Oruru who was abducted from Bayelsa to Kano and alleged forced into marriage has said they want her released from protective custody. The parents said the accused was walking freely while their daughter who was the victim has continued to stay in police custody. They also alleged that Ese... Read More

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September 4, 2016

There is a ‘plan’ to steal Ese Oruru’s baby – Parents

There is a plan to steal the child of 14-year old, Ese Oruru, by some young men, her parents have alleged. Ese was abducted by Yunusa Dahiru, who took her to Kano and impregnated her before she was rescued about six months. Her parents in an interview with Punch said they have received threats saying... Read More

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July 11, 2016

THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: Falana, others want Buratai fired | Senators ready to testify against Saraki, Ekweremadu | Yoruba people will never be slaves | More

From the papers this morning- a tracklist Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana requests President Buhari to fire Army Chief Burutai if he won’t resign over Dubai properties. Punch Robbery suspect doesnt need bulletproof vests, he told the police bullets can’t pierce his skin Vanguard 14 senators line up to testify against Senate President and his... Read More

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July 11, 2016

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five stories to monitor today 1. Portugal are the new champions of Europe The Portuguese national football team have won the Euro 2016 championship 2. Fuel scarcity looms in the horizon Following the strike action embarked on by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) on Thursday, depots within... Read More

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July 11, 2016

Ese Oruru’s abductor, Yunusa gets bail after 4 months

Yunusa ‘Yellow’ Dahiru, the man accused of kidnapping 14-year-old Ese Oruru, has been granted bail and released from custody after more than four months in Okaka Prisons in Yenegoa, the Bayelsa state capital. Dahiru was immediately taken to Kano after his release alongside his team of lawyers who usually fly into the state during court proceedings.... Read More

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May 27, 2016

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

Here are the top five stories to track today. 1) Ese Oruru gives birth to a baby girl 14-year-old Ese Oruru, who was kidnapped from Bayelsa state to Kano state by 19-year-old tricycle driver, has reportedly given birth to a baby girl. 2) Children’s Day May 27 is globally recognized as the International Day... Read More

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May 27, 2016

Meet Ese Oruru’s baby girl (PHOTOS)

14-year-old Ese Oruru, who was abducted and later rescued, on Thursday, gave birth to her baby in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state. Ese was delivered of the child at the Government House Clinic where she gave birth to a baby girl. Pictures of the child and Ese Oruru’s joyous mother have now surfaced on the internet. See... Read More

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May 26, 2016

Just in: Ese Oruru gives birth to baby girl

14-year-old Ese Oruru, who was abducted and later rescued, has been delivered of a baby girl on Thursday in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state. Ese was recently rescued after being abducted in August 2015 by her lover and taken to Kano State. The minor, upon discovery, had both converted to Islam, married and pregnant with her lover’s... Read More

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May 17, 2016

Pregnant Ese Oruru set to deliver Yunusa’s baby

Ese Oruru grabbed national headlines when it became apparent that she was abducted to Kano for six months by a certain Yunusa Dahiri from her home in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. Yunusa, a commercial tricycle operator, had claimed that they were lovers and that they collectively decided to elope from Bayelsa to Kano. Ese, now reunited... Read More

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April 9, 2016

‘One Minute Man’ talks Ese Oruru and the child bride shenanigans (WATCH)

In these times of fuel scarcity and unstable electricity, Ebuka Nwobu aka Mazi Chukwuebuka is here to help alleviate a bit of the stress in Jonze media’s new hilarious series -One Minute Man. In this first episode, the’One Minute Man’, tackles the issue of child bride- notably the recent alleged abduction of Ese oruru. According... Read More

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March 14, 2016

Opinion: Nigeria, a house divided within itself

We may not have been together if not for the 1914 amalgamation. But since the artificial wedding took place over a century ago, it is quite surprising how and why we remain divided in the face of various integration plans and programs to keep us united. Few weeks ago when the Ese Oruru saga broke... Read More

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March 12, 2016

Cut off the manhood of Ese Oruru’s abductor – Pastor Bakare barks (WATCH)

Pastor Tunde Bakare of the Latter Rain Assembly has declared that the manhood of Yinusa Dahiru, the alleged abductor/lover of Ese Oruru, should be cut off. While speaking during a recent sermon in his church, Bakare said the real Sharia law dictates that Yinusa’s manhood should be cut off for taking advantage of an underage... Read More

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March 8, 2016

Ese Oruru’s abductor, Yinusa Dahiru charged with abduction, illicit sex…

The alleged abductor of Ese Oruru, the 14-year-old girl from Bayelsa state, Yinusa Dahiru was on Tuesday, March 8, arraigned in court. Yinusa Dahiru was arraigned before the Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa on a five count charge of abduction, illicit sex, unlawful canal knowledge, among others. Yinusa is alleged to have abducted Ese... Read More

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March 8, 2016

What Ese Oruru went through in Kano (READ)

“She said she did not know how she got to Kano. She said she was kept mostly in places she could not recognise. She said they moved her often from one place to another often”, a source close to kidnapped Bayelsa teenager, Ese Oruru, revealed to Punch Newspapers. Ese was in August 2016, abducted from... Read More

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March 7, 2016

Forceful conversion of Christian girls to Islam ‘occurs regularly’ – CAN

Following the nationwide outcry over the abduction of 14-year-old Ese Oruru, the Kano State Chairman of the the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Bishop Ransom Bello, has stated that the kidnap of girls and forced conversation to Islam is a “regular occurrence” and Christian leaders in the region have resigned to fate. Bishop Bello, who... Read More

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March 7, 2016

Ese Oruru’s kidnap a criminal act, not religious – Soyinka, Falana

Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, and Human Right lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), on Sunday, have criticised individuals who use religion to justify the kidnap of 14-year-old Bayelsa teenager, Ese Oruru. Soyinka and Falana stated this while speaking at a joint press conference in Lagos. They said the matter was a criminal act and not a religious... Read More

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March 6, 2016

‘My life is in danger’ – Ese Oruru’s abductor, Yunusa, cries out

Yunusa ‘Yellow’ Dahiru, the young man alleged to have kidnapped 14 years old Ese Oruru, converted her to Islam and forcefully married her, says his life is being threatened in jail. According to the Leadership, Yinusa who is currently in police detention at the State Police Command in Bayelsa state, made this known through some... Read More

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March 5, 2016

In Zaria, another teenage girl ‘forced into marriage, converted to Islam’ (READ)

Following the public outcry over the alleged abduction of Ese Oruru, a Zaria based Igbo couple, Ndubuisi and Agnes Nichodemus have urged relevant authorities to help them rescue their 15-year-old daughter, Ifeoma, who was allegedly converted to Islam and forced into marriage., back According to the bitter parents, who reside in a predominately Hausa Muslim... Read More

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March 5, 2016

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Ese Oruru is just a child – Stephanie Okereke-Linus

In light of the abduction and release of 14-year-old Ese Oruru, Nollywood star actress Stephanie Okereke-Linus has voiced out her support for the young girl. The actress, a strong advocate for the girl-child, recently posted on her blog, her take on the Ese Oruru saga. “I’ve been keenly following Ese Oruru’s story on the news... Read More

March 4, 2016

Opinion: Ese Oruru and the victimization of Islam and the North

There is a usually predictable, almost robotic, pattern of reaction to any story in which an individual or a group from the north of Nigeria is a major character. This is the error of contemptuous generalisation, taking the action of a few individuals for a collective decision of the entire region. Or visiting the “sins” of the colonial north upon... Read More

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March 4, 2016

Family and friends celebrate Ese Oruru’s return to Bayelsa (VIDEO)

After more than six months of anxiety, fear and tears, the family of abducted Bayelsa teenager, Ese Oruru, are in celebration-mode, following her rescue and arrival in Bayelsa. Ese was said to have been abducted by Yunusa Yellow and taken to Kano, where he forcefully married her. Her presence in Bayelsa was met with joy,... Read More

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March 4, 2016

Reuben Abati: Ese Oruru, the girl-child and a nation’s shame

Three different incidents in the last week cast, poignantly, in bold relief the plight of the girl-child in Nigeria. Thanks to The Punch newspaper which launched the #FreeEse, #JusticeforEse campaign and the civil society groups that took up the fight in a spirited manner. With the outrage and outcry that followed, within 72 hours, this... Read More

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March 3, 2016

Ese Oruru returns home, Yinusa Yellow to be slammed with 3-count charge

After being abducted to Kano by Yunusa Yellow, 8-months ago, Ese Oruru and her mother, Rose, on Wednesday, made a return to Bayelsa State. While her alleged lover is in police custody in Abuja, Ese Oruru and her parents are currently at the Police Officers Mess in Yenagoa, where journalists have been denied entry. Yunusa... Read More

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‘Ese threatened to commit suicide if they didn’t elope to Kano’ – Yunusa’s father

The father of Yunusa Yellow, who allegedly abducted Ese Oruru, a 14-year-old girl, has narrated how his son met and fell in love with the teenager in Bayelsa. Speaking to Premium Times on Wednesday, Dahiru Bala, revealed that in 2015, Yunusa called him out of the blue to inform him that he was bringing a... Read More

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Ese Oruru is ‘5 months pregnant’?

Ese Oruru, the teenage girl who was allegedly abducted from her home in Bayelsa and taken to Kano, where she was forcefully married to- Yinusa Yellow, is reported to be about ‘5 months pregnant’. Vanguard reports that the white Hijab she wore over her dress from Kano to Abuja on Tuesday, was used to conceal the pregnancy.... Read More

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Mother of ‘abducted’ Ese Oruru arrives Police headquarters [PHOTOS]

Mother of ‘abducted’ Bayelsa teenager, Ese Oruru, has arrived the Nigerian Police headquarter in Abuja. She is expected to meet with Inspector-General of Nigeria Police, Solomon Arase. Speaking to journalist at the police headquarter, Rose Oruru, who was all smiles, thanked Nigerians and the media for the role they played in rescuing her daughter. She... Read More

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Ese Oruru says ‘I’m not fine’… as father plans to take her to TB Joshua’s church

Ese Rita Oruru, the Bayelsa teenager, who was allegedly abducted in August 2015 and taken to Kano by a certain Yunusa Yellow, was rescued on Monday night through the combined efforts of the Kano state police, Kano Emirate Council and Punch Newspapers. The paper’s report on the issue led to a national coverage- which compelled... Read More

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March 1, 2016

Ese Oruru refuses to enter police vehicle without ‘alleged lover’, Yunusa Yellow (WATCH)

A video clip has surfaced, showing the abducted Bayelsa teenager, Ese Oruru, refusing to get into the vehicle of the police, on Tuesday, March 1. Ese could be seen arguing and insisting that she would only go with her alleged lover, Yunusa Yellow. Premium Times reports that convincing Ese Oruru to enter the vehicle was no mean... Read More

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March 1, 2016

Ese Oruru’s ‘alleged abductor’ to face criminal charges

Yunusa Yellow, the alleged kidnapper of Bayelsa teenager, Ese Oruru, would be made to face criminal charges. This was revealed by the Assistant Police Commissioner in charge of Zone 1 Police Headquarters, Kano, Shuaibu Gambo. Yunusa and Ese Oruru were flown from Kano to the Abuja Police Force Headquarters on Tuesday afternoon. “She would be... Read More