New developments have emerged from the alleged abduction and forced religion change and marriage of 14-year-old Ese Oruru who hails fro...
New developments have emerged from the alleged abduction and forced religion change and marriage of 14-year-old Ese Oruru who hails from Bayelsa state.
Following news that she is now in Police custody in Kano state, reports emerging have it that Ese Oruru, said on Monday that she was not interested in reuniting with her family and claimed she was not abducted from her home.
In an exclusive audio recording obtained by Premium Times on Monday, the girl also said she came to Kano to convert to Islam.
“My name is Aisha Chuwas. I am 17-year-old. I came here to be a Muslim and I will stay
here,” she said in the audio.
The recording appeared a conversation between Miss Oruru and a police interrogator in Kano.
According to Premium Times, a human rights lawyer, Huwaila Mohammed, who was given access to the
girl at the Zonal Police Headquarters in Kano, said upon interrogation,
she understood the girl was never forced to convert to Islam.
“I was there to protect her rights,” Ms. Mohammed said. “When I
approached her initially, she refused to talk to me. Later she opened up
to me.
“She is very defiant. She told me she was born in February 1999. I
personally wanted her to reunite with her family, but surprisingly she
asked me to tell her mother that she will never return to Bayelsa.
