Yunusa aka Yellow
At the Federal High Court in Yenagoa earlier today, 22-year-old Kano state-born Yunusa Dahiru a.k.a Yunusa Yellow, the alleged abductor of Ese Oruru - a 15-year-old
schoolgirl in Bayelsa, who has been standing trial, has been granted
bail to the tune of N3 million and two sureties in like sum.
According to the ruling, the sureties must be resident within the
jurisdiction of the court while one must be a civil servant of not less
that level 12, while the second must be a title holder.
The trial judge, Justice H. A. Nganjiwa who ruled on the bail
application, stated that the suspect be remanded in prison custody
pending the perfection of his bail conditions, adding that the sureties
must provide tax clearance for the past three years.
It can be recalled that Dahiru was on March 8, 2016, charged with
abduction, kidnapping, unlawful carnal knowledge and sexual exploitation
by the Nigerian Police. He had pleaded not guilty to the charges
leveled against him.
Mr. Kayode Olaoshebikan, the counsel to Dahiru, who thanked the
court for granting bail to the accused, pledged to work to meet the bail
conditions.
Nganjiwa adjourned the case until April 17, 2016, for ruling on the
application of the prosecution to obtain the evidence of Oruru in
camera.
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