Ese Oruru, the 14-year-old abducted teenage from Bayelsa State has been rescued from her abductor.
This came on the heels of a directive on Monday afternoon by the Inspector General of Police to the Commissioner of Police, Kano State, Mohammed Katsina to join efforts with the State’s Emirate Council to securing her release.
Speaking on the development in Abuja, Force Public relations Officer, ACP Olabisi Kolawole, stated that the Inspector General of Police has directed that Ese Oruru be given protection.
Ese will also be flown to Abuja tomorrow, Tuesday, to be re-united with her family, Kolawole stressed.
Based on what was gathered, the IGP had already made arrangements to move the family to Abuja to re-unite with their daughter.
The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, has, however, blamed the Nigerian police and other para–military forces for failing to promptly react to Ese’s abduction when it was brought to their notice.
Narrating his role on the controversial abduction, the Emir of Kano who claimed to have been miffed over the development stated the Police were responsible for the delay in her release.
Sunusi II said: ”I ordered Ese’s repatriation since September 2015 through the Assistant Inspector General of Police incharge of Zone 1, but to my surprise the issue is still hanging in between the sharia commission, Hisbah and the police”.
He added: “Police are those behind this delay. I have done my best for her and even directed for action, it’s unfortunate that the police are delaying this matter”.
Sunusi II who expressed worry over the turn of event disclosed that “I received phone call from friends outside the shore of this country over Ese today, but what I knew was that the matter is something which I had settled over the last six month”.
The emir recalled how he directed that the District head of Kura, Sharia commission and Hisbah to investigate the allegation Ese raised over threat by her estranged parents to her life, adding that the report confirmed the allegation and had since requested police intervention to provide cover.
The emir who declared null and void the purported marriage of Ese Oruru off to her suspected lover declared “Ese is under age and she can’t be married off as underage . Every Muslim also knew that marriage can’t be without a guidance. She must be taken back to her parent and can only marry when she reaches the age of 18 years."
Sanusi II stressed that, ”It is unislamic for someone to marry a lady without a guidance. This abduction of Ese by my subject to Kano is worrisome because it will cause disunity among our people. I feel it is something we should urgently call to order.”
The emir further directed the Shariah Commission to liaise with the Assistant Inspector General of police and repatriate the girl back to her family.