Presidential Aide, Bashir Ahmad Attacked Over Judgement On Ese Oruru’s Abductor

Ese Oruru
Ese Oruru (img source: The Nation)

Presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad has been attacked by Nigerians for promising to influence the sentence delivered on Yinusa Dahiru for abducting Ese Oruru.

Yinusa Dahiru was sentenced by Justice Jane Inyang of the Federal High Court in Bayelsa for abducting and forcefully marrying Ese Oruru.

Shortly after the judgement was delivered, a Twitter user, Hamed Yusuf Saleh, pleaded with Bashir Ahmad to influence the court’s decision to favour Yinusa Dahiru.

He wrote, “Please Bashir do something about Yunusa Yellow for Allah’s sake, he is wrongly accused and sentenced, the whole matter is manipulated, we need to appeal for him.”

Bashir responded: “My brother, I do not have the power to do anything against the judgment of the court, but I will try to contact those whom I think are capable.”

This didn’t sit well with many Nigerians who attacked him on Twitter. See some reactions below.

@Neyopizzle, “So he is in support of abduction, rape, child abuse, kidnapping, unlawful carnal knowledge of a minor. Wow, right in the heart of the Presidency!”

@Natosinachi, “I wonder what was your intent when you were typing this. You see why people don’t trust the government? And you see why the old men in power always say the young men and women in this country aren’t ready for leadership. It is because of persons like you.”

@HapsonHb, “That is how you defend incompetence, without fact checking the real situation in the country, in the name of pleasing your boss. A time to reap will definitely come hope you will harvest plenty of your deeds.”

@eyeofthegods2, “These goons are one and same: they are either terror or rape enablers. Nigeria is gone to dogs. How can a president aide be assuring a rapist that he will influence the court judgment against him? Let everyone be on notice because the die is cast!”

@ugostevenpasc, “Bashir Ahmad is reminding us that our judiciary is compromised and pocketed by the executive. If he can publicly make such a statement, it should be something to worry about. This is how they overturn judgements.”

@Tutsy22, “Is the PA to President @MBuhari planning to challenge a court judgement against a rapist and a pedo? Who kidnapped and raped a young girl?

@Galileo, “Bashir pls tell those paedophiles clamouring for the release of that kidnapper that; Let girls be girls, not brides.Early marriage is harmful to teenagers.Marriages are not for teenagers.Childhood is not for motherhood.”

@Isiomanb, “Bashir Ahmed didn’t just tweet that out of carelessness believe me, he knew exactly what he was doing.Usurping court judgements, and Executive rascality is a norm in the APC camp.”

@Matooosa, “He who beats the drum for a mad man,is not better either.Men of same orientation, mindsets & irrational being, whose only aim is to oppress & get away with evil acts.”

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