NIGERIA: ABDUCTED 14 YEAR OLD GIRL, ESE ORURU WHO GOT MARRIED IN KANO RELEASED TO POLICE

14 year old Ese Oruru pictured here was abducted in August 2015 by a commercial motorcycle operator, Yinusa from her mother's shop in Opolo, Yenogoa Local Government Area, Bayelsa State and taken to Kano State where she eventually got married to Yinusa under Islamic Law on the premise that she had converted to Islam.
Her family's several attempts and trips to Kano to secure her release were frustrated by the Islamic community in Kano. This prompted an outrage by several rights groups who asked the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase and the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II to wade into the matter.

Ese herself is reported to have refused to return to her family's home in Bayelsa State but the Emir of Kano ordered her return to be united with her family.

Ese has been released into the custody of the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase on Monday for onward return to her family, according to sources familiar with the development.

Yinusa who abducted 14 year old Ese was well known to Ese's mother and was said to have sold off all his property before absconding with Ese.

Yinusa, alleged abductor.