Ese Oruru the teenage abducted to Kano into force marriage ,impregnated and was rescue early this year has relocated to Delta state with her child and family from Bayelsa where she was in Police protective custody.
The relocation is due to the messy condition of the accommodation at the police officer's mess and several other issues,giving reasons for the family decision to relocate during an Interview, Ese's father said
“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 government, Nigerians and the world at large to come to our aid. Nowadays, without education one is going to nowhere, so she is not doing anything in their custody, while the accused moves freely, she is suffering there. I have called on the Delta government to assist because I have five children and Ese is the second to the last child, so my state should come to my aid”
Mrs Rose Oruru’s concerns revolve around the newborn baby as she believes the environment is not conducive to raise a child. “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 that we are not even allowed to go out, we stay with our trash bin, which smells. We and the new born baby are compelled to breathe in the offensive odour”
Mr Oruru disclosed that Ese, her baby and her mother have relocated to an area near Ughelli in Delta state. He said the body language of the Police suggested that they were tired of the family staying at the officers mess
“When someone is tired of you, you would know from the body language. Yes, we were the ones that asked for police protection to protect Ese and later the baby from plans to steal her. Even while she was at the police officers mess, there were plans to kidnap the baby there. The police had to relocate Ese and her mother from the one they first stayed to another one. The truth however is that the place is not conducive. At a time we had to call on Mr Peter Ogunyanwo, the former Commissioner of Police who was here when she was brought back to Bayelsa before the police were able to attend to our needs. They got tired and we understand because they have tried.”
“Aside that, the protective custody became uncomfortable for Ese, the child and my wife. One of the days I went to visit them the smell from the trash can was terrible, Ese also refused to eat and was crying everyday that she wants to go back to school. Her friends were calling her and it made it worse. She had nowhere to go, she wakes up in the morning to eat, and wait for lunch, she could not go out, she could not receive visitors, and it became hard for her to take. We had no option than to grant her wish. We had to apply to the Police to release her. The family and the Child Protection Network (CPN) wrote the application to the Inspector- General of Police in Abuja and after a process, it was approved. My family has formally relocated to that Ughelli side so that Ese and the others can go back to school. I am the only one here now”Mr Oruru who confirmed that the Bayelsa state government actually rented a two-bed room flat for the family, said they could not stay there because of threat, even as he called for more assistance from the Delta and Bayelsa state governments for the family.
“The Bayelsa state government tried their best. My home state government, Delta sent representatives to us when Ese came back. Both state governments need to do more for us. My wife had to let go of the restaurant business because she had to face the issue of Ese head long from August 2015 and you know Ese gave birth in May so she had to take care of the baby. My own business is also down so the governments need to come to our aid because the children have to go to school” he said
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