Ese Oruru: Yinusa Granted Bail of N3million

The Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, has allegedly

granted bail to Yunusa Dahiru, alias Yellow, the alleged abductor of 14
years old Ese Oruru, to the tune of N3million.

This was revealed by a non-governmental organisation, KHAN Initiative,
which started the campaign for the freedom of Ese from her abductor.
According to a post by the organisation on Twitter and Facebook, Yunusa
was granted bail in the sum of N3m with two sureties.
He was arraigned on a five-count charge of criminal abduction, illicit
sex, sexual exploitation and unlawful carnal knowledge of a minor. The
police prosecuting team was led by Kenneth Dika from the Force
Headquarters.

The charge read: “That you, Yunusa Dahiru, a male, resident in Opolo-Eipie
area of Yenagoa in Bayelsa State, conspired with the duo of Dankano
Mohammed and Mallam Alhassan, between August 2015 and February, 2016, to
commit an offence of abduction and thereby committed offence punishable
under section 27(a) of the Trafficking in Persons (prohibition)
Enforcement and Administration Act, 2015.”

Count two: “That you, Yunusa Dahiru, abducted Ese Oruru by means of
coercion, transported and harboured her in Kano State and thereby
committed an offence punishable under section 13(2)(b) of the Trafficking
in Persons (prohibition) Enforcement and Administration Act, 2015.”

Count three: “That you, Yunusa Dahiru, induced Ese Oruru by the use of
deception and coercion to go with you from Yenagoa to Kano State with
intent that she be forced or seduced into illicit intercourse and thereby
committed an offence punishable under section 15(a) of the Trafficking in
Persons (prohibition) Enforcement and Administration Act, 2015.”

Count four: “That you, Yunusa Dahiru, procured Ese Oruru and subjected her
to sexual exploitation in Kano State and thereby committed an offence
punishable under section 16(1) of the Trafficking in Persons (prohibition)
Enforcement and Administration Act, 2015.”
Count five: “That you, Yinusa Dahiru, had unlawful carnal knowledge of Ese
Oruru without her consent and thereby committed an offence contrary to
section 357 of the criminal code Act and punishable under section 358 of
the Criminal code ACT, Cap. C.38 laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.”