It
is a sad story for the family of Ese Oruru as they accused the police
of taking their daughter hostage and government abandoning the family.
The family of Ese Oruru has cried out for help
The parents of Ese Oruru, the 14-year-old minor, who was allegedly
abducted in Bayelsa State in August 2015, forcefully converted to Islam
and married off in Kano have raised an alarm.
The girl's mother, Rose has lamented that the government abandoned
them after initial assistance from the Bayelsa State government since
the daughter put to bed. She further revealed that Ese's life and that
of her four-month-old baby is in danger due to the family's inability to
cater for their needs.
Her mother further lamented that while the accused was enjoying
freedom on bail, the victim was being denied freedom under the guise of
protection.
She insisted that the conditions that Ese and her baby were kept were not conducive for the welfare of the mother and the baby.
Rose said her daughter was not properly taken care of as someone
nursing a baby with regard to nutrition and psychological care in a
homely environment.
She stated, “People from Bayelsa have been assisting us and
even the police officers. We want to leave there for our house because
the place (Police Officers Mess) is not a good place to stay and bring
up a newborn baby.
“We are just abandoned in a room that we are not even allowed
to go out. We stay with our trash bin which is smelling. We and the new
born baby are compelled to breathe the offensive smell.
“So the world should note that we are being marginalised for no
reason, as the boy, Yunusa, is still owing me some money after taking
my daughter to Kano to impregnate her for me.”
Ese’s father, Mr. Charles Oruru, expressed sadness over his
daughter’s plight with her little baby. He said Ese was supposed to be
in school but don't understand why the police have kept her away under
the guise of protective custody.
Oruru said, “My daughter has been yearning and even crying to
go back to school as her classmates are now ahead of her. She (Ese) has
lost a whole year to this saga and she is still in the police protective
custody while the accused is enjoying freedom on bail
“I am begging the Delta State Government, the Federal Government and the world at large to come to our aid.
“Nowadays, without education, one is going nowhere, so she is
not doing anything in their custody. While the accused move freely, she
is suffering there.
“I call on the Delta government to assist us because I have
five children, of which Ese is the second to the last child, so my state
should come to my family’s aid.”
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