The alleged abductor of Ese Oruru who has been standing trial at the Federal High Court in Yenagoa, was on Monday granted bail.
Yunusa aka Yellow
At the Federal High Court in Yenagoa earlier today, 22-year-old Kano state-born Yunusa Dahiru a.k.a Yunusa Yellow,
the alleged abductor of Ese Oruru - a 15-year-old schoolgirl in Bayelsa, who has been standing trial, has been granted bail to the tune of N3 million and two sureties in like sum.
According to the ruling, the sureties must be resident within the jurisdiction of the court while one must be a civil servant of not less that level 12, while the second must be a title holder.
The trial judge, Justice H. A. Nganjiwa who ruled on the bail application, stated that the suspect be remanded in prison custody pending the perfection of his bail conditions, adding that the sureties must provide tax clearance for the past three years.
It can be recalled that Dahiru was on March 8, 2016, charged with abduction, kidnapping, unlawful carnal knowledge and sexual exploitation by the Nigerian Police. He had pleaded not guilty to the charges leveled against him.
Mr. Kayode Olaoshebikan, the counsel to Dahiru, who thanked the court for granting bail to the accused, pledged to work to meet the bail conditions.
Nganjiwa adjourned the case until April 17, 2016, for ruling on the application of the prosecution to obtain the evidence of Oruru in camera.