Yunusa Dahiru
The Kano State-born Yunusa Dahiru, a.k.a Yellow, who allegedly
abducted the 14-year-old Ese Oruru from Bayelsa State, converted her to
Islam and forcefully married her, has today, remanded in prison as his
prosecution commences.
He was arraigned before the Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa,
the state capital, amid tight security and was being prosecuted on a
five-count charge of criminal abduction, Illicit sex, sexual
exploitation and unlawful carnal knowledge.
Kenneth Dika, a Special Police Prosecutor, signed the charge sheet
in a suit number FHC/YNG/17c/2016. The charges read to Yunusa stated :
"That Yunusa Dahiru a male resident in Opolo-Epie area of
Yenagoa in Bayelsa State conspired with the duo of Dankano Mohammed and
Mallam AlHassan between August 2015 and Febuary, 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.
"That 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.
"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.
"That you Yunusa Dahiru procured Ese Oruru and subjected her
into 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.
"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."
Yunusa, who wore yellow caftan and brown cap amid heavy security,
pleaded not guilty to the charges read to him in Pidgin English as
efforts by a police interpreter to help the accused with indigenous
Hausa Language, were resisted by the Presiding Judge, Justice
H.A.Nganjiwa.
After listening to the police prosecutor and the lawyer to the
accused, Kayode Olaosebikan, the judge adjourned the matter to March 14.
The judge, who said the court’s priority was to hear the case and
other related motions, remanded Yunusa to prison custody till the
adjourned date to hear a bail application filed by the accused lawyer.
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