The N3 million bail granted the alleged abductor of teenage girl Ese Oruru, Yunusa Dahiru (alias Yunusa Yellow) by a Yenagoa High Court has continued to generate ethnic and religious tension with some observers attributing it to the intervention of some Northern elders.
The other bail conditions stipulate that he must provide two sureties in like sum. The sureties, according to the judge, must be resident within the jurisdiction of the court while one must be a civil servant of not less than level 12 while the second must be a title holder. The judge further said that the sureties must provide tax clearance for the past three years.
This is already raising eyebrows, with some alleging that Yinusa and various others engaged in recruitment and luring of Christian girls and their forceful conversion to Islam had the support of prominent Northerners. This comes at a time when there are other reported cases of abduction of teenage girls and their forceful marriage against the wishes of their families. Recently, one Mrs. Rachael Ani, a widow came up to recount her ordeal in the face of abduction of her daughter Ifesinachi, who was in JSS 2 before she was lured away six months ago.
The increasing cases of abduction according to Abia State chapter Chairman of Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Rev. Dr. Theophilus Anyimpson can be described as “a plot by Muslims to decimate Christianity in Nigeria through forceful conversion and marriage”. Adding further, Anyimpson said, “Nobody can be a threat to Christianity. Nobody, no matter how highly connected can succeed in eradicating Christianity “. He was apparently speaking the mind of several other Christian leaders who are incensed by what they alleged is the complicity of some Northern monarchs and elites in the unfolding drama.
Also on the abduction, Hope Okoye, founder of Integrated Anti-Human Trafficking and Community Development (INTACOM) said, “If President Buhari is really interested in the progress and development of this country, he should call himself to order first and then his religious group and Northerners”. He adds that the President should speak out against the rising cases of abduction of Christians and minors.
While there has been a total condemnation of this menace, the bail given to Yinusa has incensed not a few, some reading ethnic and religious lines into it.
Just recently, the Urhobo Progress Union (UPU) led by Chief Joe Omene condemned the role of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), the body also demanded to know who allegedly sponsored SANs to defend Yunusa, 18-year old keke rider in court. The body added that, “There is more than meets the eyes on this matter.”
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