Parents of 14-year-old minor abducted in Bayelsa in August 2015 and taken to Kano where she was allegedly forced into a marriage have expressed worries over her continued stay in Police protective custody.

The Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, on Monday adjourned Ese’s abduction case to December 8, 2016.

The parents lamented that it was an irony of sorts that while the accused was enjoying freedom on bail, the victim was being denied freedom under the guise of protection.

They insist that the conditions that Ese and her baby were kept is not conducive for the welfare of the mother and her baby.

Ese gave birth to a baby girl on May 25, 2016 while in Police care at the Police Officers Mess in Yenagoa and has remained there since.

It will be recalled that Yunusa Dahiru, was arraigned on March 8, 2016 before the Federal High Court in Yenagoa on charges of criminal abduction, illicit sex, sexual exploitation and unlawful carnal knowledge of a minor.

The father of Ese Oruru, Mr. Charles Oruru, expressed sadness over his daughter's stay at the Police officers mess with the new born baby. He said that Ese is suppose to be in school.

"My daughter has been yearning and even crying to go back to school as her classmates are now ahead of her, she has lost a whole year to this saga and she is still in Police protective custody while the accused is enjoying freedom on bail.

“I am begging the Delta State government, Nigeria and the world at large to come to our aide.

“Nowadays without education one is going nowhere, so she is not doing anything in their custody, while the accused move freely and she is suffering there.

“I have called on the Delta government to assist because I have five children, of which, Ese is the second to the last child, so my state should come to the aide of my family," he appealed.

The mother of Ese, Mrs. Rose Oruru, said her daughter is not properly being taken care of as one nursing a baby with regards to nutrition and psychological care in a homely environment.

“People from Bayelsa have been assisting us and even the police officers, we want to leave there to our house because the place (Police Officers Mess) is not a good place to stay and bring up a new born baby.

“We are just abandoned in a room and we are not even allowed to go out, we stay with our trash bin which stinks. We and the new born baby are compelled to breathe the offensive smell.”

Counsel to the accused, Mr. Kayode Olaosebikan who was in court with Yunusa who has been granted bail said no information was given as to the reason for the court’s failure to sit.

He said the case has been adjourned till December 8 for further hearing of the matter.

•Photo shows Ese Oruru.

Update news