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Abducted and far away from home, 14 year old Ese Oruru is an underage bride to her captor and is currently being held in Kano.

Her mother Mrs Rose Oruru, a food vendor, had returned from the market to meet her daughter’s absence.

She also informed the police and some of the northern artisans who bought food from her. She later learned of her daughter’s abduction from a man named Mohammed.

Apparently, a certain Yinusa sold his commercial tricycle, packed up and took Ese to Kano for the sole purpose of marrying her and forcefully converting her to Islam.

They presented the case to the community chief of Kura but unfortunately, he wasn’t sympathetic and mentioned Ese being held at the Emir’s quarters. He also told the anguished mother that Ese had converted to Islam and was no longer the daughter of the Orurus.

They were both barred from entering the palace but went on to report to Kwani police station after an elderly man alerted the police.

Following several visits to the police station and transfer of the case to the State Criminal Investigation Command in Kano and Bayelsa states, some men including Dan Kano were arrested in Bayelsa.

How does someone seek permission to take a teenage girl away from a man that is not related to her in any manner?

Ese’s parents made another trip to Kwani police station on September 2 in the company of Dan Kano and the Chairman of the Hausa community in Yenogoa.

Ese’s parents turned to Non Governmental Organisations such as the Child Protection Network who have raised awareness to help secure her safe return to her family.

This raises several questions. Should the police not be completely in charge of the case?

Also, how many other teenage girls have been kidnapped and forced into marriages as such?

How is it possible for her captor to be walking free despite being responsible for the kidnap of a minor?

Why is a community chief preventing Ese’s release with obvious backing from the police in his community?
