Outrage in Bayelsa Over Kidnap, Marriage of 13-Year-Old Local Girl by Hausa Muslim Lover

Tension is mounting high in Bayelsa state over the abduction and forced marriage of 13 year-old Ese Rita Oruru by one Yinusa who resides in Kano.
Yinusa who resides in Opolo, Yenagoa, had abducted Ese on August 12 2015 and eloped with her to Kano and has refused to allow her return home. The parents of the victim, Mr. and Mrs. Oruru, who had made several visits to Kano to secure the release of their daughter, have been unsuccesful as Yinusa’s kinsmen insisted that Ese, who they now refer to as ‘Aisha’, belongs to them as they are ready to pay the necessary bride price.
The Orurus reported the matter to the Police and the Department of State Security (DSS) and their promise to bring home Ese has remained unfulfilled forcing the parents to take the issue to youth and civil society groups.
In a press conference addressed by Mr. Kizito Andah of the Child Protection Network, he said civil society and youth groups in Bayelsa are ready to stage a protest and press home the demand for the release of Ese from the custody of her abductors.
Andah, who lamented that both the Nigeria Police and the DSS have been unable to secure the release of Ese, warned against an ethno-religious crisis which the abduction and forceful conversion into Islam could trigger in Bayelsa state.