Yunusa Dahiru, the alleged abductor of Ese Rita Oruru, was on Tuesday, dragged before a Federal High Court in Yenegoa, the capital of Bayelsa State.
The accused is facing a five count charge, according to charge No FHC/YNG/17c/2016, in a case between the Inspector General of Police, IGP, versus Yinusa Dahiru ‘M’.
The charges are:
“That you Yunusa Dahiru ‘M’ of Opolo-Epie, with Dankano Mohammed, ‘m’, Mallam Alhassan, ‘m’ presently at large between the months of August 2015 and February 2016 at Opolo-Epie in Yenagoa Judicial Division of the Federal High Court did conspire among yourself to commit an offence to wit: Abduction and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 27 (a) of the Trafficking in Persons (prohibition) Enforcement and Administration Act, 2015.
“That you Yunusa Dahiru ‘M’ ofOpolo-Epie between the months of August 2015 and February 2016 at Opolo Epie, Yenegoa, in the Yenagoa Division of the Federal High Court abducted one Rita Ese Oruru ‘f’ aged 14 years by means of coercion, transported and harboured her in Kano state and therby committed an offence punishable under section 13 (2) (b) of the Trafficking in Persons (prohibition) Enforcement and Administration Act, 2015.
“That you Yunusa Dahiru ‘M’ ofOpolo-Epie between the months of August 2015 and February 2016 at Opolo-Epie. Yenagoa in the Yenagoa Judicial Division of the Federal High Court, induced one Rita Ese Oruru ‘f’ aged 14 years by the use of deception and coercion to go with you from Yenagoa to Kano state with intent that she be forced or seduced into illicit intercourse and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 15 (a) of the Trafficking in Persons (prohibition) Enforcement Administration Act, 2015.
“That you Yunusa Dahiru ‘M’ ofOpolo-Epie between the months of August 2015 and February 2016 at Opolo-Epie, Yenagoa in Yenagoa Judicial Division of the Federal High Court procured one Rita Ese Oruru ‘f’ aged 14 years and subjected her into sexual exploitation in Kano state and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 16 (1) of the Trafficking in person (prohibition) Enforcement and Administration Act, 2015.
“That you Yunusa ‘M’ ofOpolo-Epie between the months of August 1015 and Fenruary 2016 at OIpolo-Epie. Yenagoa in Yenagoa Judicial Division of the Federal High Court had unlawful carnal knowledge of one Rita Ede Oruru ‘f’ aged 14 years, without her consent and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 357 of the Criminal Code Act and punishable under section 358 of the Criminal Code Act, Cap. C. 38, Laws of the Federation of Nigerian, 2004.”
