Meet Yunusa (Who adopted 14 years old Ese)as his Father claims he has not committed any criminal offence.

Alhaji Dahiru Bala (55), father of 25-years old Inuwa Dahiru Bala (otherwise known as Yunusa aka
Yellow) who abducted 14-year old Ese Rita Oruru spoke from Tofa, his village in Kura Local
Government Area of Kano state, Wednesday,
insisting that his son didn't commit any crime and
should be set free.
Alhaji Bala told reporters who travelled from Kano to Tofa village that Ese voluntarily followed his son out of love and
affection for his dear son.
“The girl fell in love with my son and followed my
son. Let them release my son because he has not
committed any crime by following his heart,” he
added.
However, Alhaji Yusuf Suleiman (50), Dagaci Tofa
(Village Head of Tofa) faulted Inuwa’s action for
keeping the girl after the instruction of the Emir
of Kano, Alhaji Sanusi Muhammad 11, describing
the action as unIslamic.
Alhaji Yusuf Suleiman also gave an account how the girl was converted to Islam and was taken
to the Emir of Kano for endorsement, but added
that the Emir refused to endorse the marriage
because the girl (Ese) in question was a teenager and could not decide for herself without the
consent of her parents.
According to the Village Head of Tofa town: “What I
know about the story is that there was a time that
boy, Inuwa Dahiru Bala, a native of this village,
came with the girl in question whom I learnt her
name is Ese Oruru. They came here sometime last
year; and Inuwa brought her to me.
“When he told me what he wanted to do—that is,
getting married to the girl; I told him I don’t have
the power to join them as husband and wife. So, I
decided to take them to the Hakimi (District
Head) of Tofa.
“The Hakimi took the issue to the Liman (Islamic
scholar) of our village where the conversion of the
girl from Christianity to Islam was performed. From
there, we headed straight to the Emir’s Palace to
intimate him on the development; but unfortunately, the Emir was not around at that
time. We met the then Wambai Kano (Abbas
Sanusi, now Galadiman Kano).
“The Wambai Kano instructed us to take them to
Sharia’ah Commission; so, at Sharia’ah
Commission, the issue was further discussed—the
parents of the girl were invited to Sharia’ah
Commission. The parents wanted to take the girl
back to Bayelsa, but they could not.
“Then, the next day being a Friday, we went back
to the Emir’s Palace and we were asked to come
back on Monday (after the weekend). When we
came back to the Emir’s Palace that Monday, we
waited a long time for representatives from the
Sharia’ah Commission, but they delayed us to the
extent that the Emir, Sanusi Muhammad 11, got
tired and left for other official engagements.
“So, when the Emir left, the Police who came along
with the parents of the girl had no choice than to
leave for other official duties. However, the Emir
delegated power to Wambai Kano who spoke on
behalf of the Emirate Council and informed us that
the girl being less than 16 years of age should be
given out for marriage without the consent of her
parents.
“Having been informed on the position of the
Emirate Council on the issue, Wambai Kano gave us
a letter stating the position of the Emirate Council
and instructed us to deliver it to the Assistant
Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone
1, including Inuwa and the girl. We delivered the
letter to the AIG and gave him a message that the
Emir instructed that the girl should be repatriated
to Bayelsa where her parents lives. So, after
delivering the letter and the two children to the
AIG, that was where I stopped playing any role,
believing that the AIG will handle the matter as
instructed by the Emir.
“However, I must say that Tofa people are not
happy with this development and we condemn the
action of our son, Inuwa. Now, I must tell you that
it was wrong for Inuwa to have brought the girl
back to this village after the Emir of Kano has
given his verdict that the girl be repatriated back
to her people. It is not in our character to do this
kind of thing.
“So, I must declare that Inuwa’s character was
unIslamic and totally unacceptable by the people of
Tofa village who have high regard to our religion,
constituted authorities and the revered throne of
Sarkin Kano, Sanusi Muhammad 11. Inuwa has
cheated the people of Tofa; he has smeared our
name and the name of Kano state, even that of
Nigeria.
“My advice to the young ones is that whenever
they want to get married from any part of the
country, they should properly follow the channels,
tradition, customs and norms of the people. The
reunion of the girl with the parents is the best
option in this issue and Tofa people align
themselves with this decision, because since the
Emir’s verdict on the issue, all that we have been
fighting for is that the girl be returned back to her
parents.”
It was also gathered that Inuwa Dahiru Bala (25)
who was born and brought up in Tofa village, Kano state,
traveled to Bayelsa state in search of job.