Ese Oruru: Court Grants Yunusa N3m Bail

Yunusa Dahiru, alias Yellow, accused of abducting and forcefully marrying a 14-year-old Ese Oruru from Bayelsa State, was on Monday granted bail by the Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa. Yunusa, Kano State indigene, is standing trial on five-count of abduction, illicit sex and unlawful canal knowledge of Ese. The court presided over by Justice H.A Ngajiwa ruled that the felonies committed by Yunusa were bailable and asked the suspect to provide N3million, two sureties resident within the court’s jurisdiction and write an undertaking that he would not jump bail. As part of the conditions for the bail, one of the sureties must be a renowned title holder and a public servant on grade level 12 who must provide first appointment and promotion letters. The judge further ordered that the sureties must provide their tax clearance certificates. Thanks for reading.

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