“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

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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 4, 2016

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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

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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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March 2, 2016

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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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March 2, 2016

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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

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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

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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

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