Ese’s evidence will be taken in secret –Court

Justice Aliya Nganjiwa of a Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, yesterday granted the request of the prosecution to take the evidence of Miss Ese Oruru in secret at the resumed pre-trial hearing.

The case involves Yunusa Dahiru aka Yellow, the alleged abductor of the 14-year-old Oruru. Dahiru is standing trial on a five-count charge of criminal abduction, illicit sex, sexual exploitation and having unlawful carnal knowledge of a minor.
Dahiru was granted bail but he is yet to meet the bail conditions. The accused was granted bail in the sum of N3 million and two sureties one of who must be a title holder and the other a level 12 officer.
However, yesterday, Nganjiwa, who premised the ruling of the court on the provisions of Section 36 subsections 4 (a) and (b) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended, said: “The evidence of Miss Ese Oruru would be taken by the court in private and in chambers excluding all other persons other than the prosecution, the defendant’s counsel, court clerks and prison officials and any other person, if the accused person does not object.
“The defence counsel failed to show what injury or harm the accused person would suffer on account of private hearing for the victim, Miss Ese Oruru.”
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