An Idiot Guide to understanding, Ending Esse Oruru's saga

Back in the day, when journalism was still journalism and journalists were still journalists, Mike Awoyinfa and his brother, the late Dimgba Igwe, would have dispatched journalists at Weekend Concord to Yenagoa, to see Esse's parents; Abuja and Yenagoa, to see the police authorities; Kano to see the Emir and members of the Emirate Council and across the country to seek the opinions of people from diverse ethnic and religious backgrounds. Of course, doctors, Muslim and Christian priests, psychologists and child rights advocates would be interviewed. And, Esse Oruru herself would be dissected. That way,  Esse Oruru's story would be told with the best of details and perspectives.

There are quite a few confusing angles to the whole saga. For instance, how came it that it took the whole of seven months before Esse's parents came out with the story of their abducted child? Why did the IGP claim the Emir must be the one to give the orders before the girl could be rescued? How old is Esse truly, 15, 16, 17?

What role did the Emir Sanusi Lamido Sanusi play in the whole matter before we called him out and he eventually succumbed to local and international pressure to act? Why did it take him so long to act despite all the effort to get him to do so? Who really abducted Esse? Yinusa who? Who knows him? Who's the District Head that was first contacted? Too many whats, whys, hows, whens and whos!

Then there's the little matter (little indeed!) of consequence management in this case. Are we going to "thank God" Esse has been freed by the almighty Emir and then go home to host a thanksgiving service like Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom? Or are we going to insist that the abductor, Yinusa "Someone" and all those involved in this Circle of Doom are brought to book, held to account and adequately punished? The latter is most definitely my preference, and it is aligned to human rights. Otherwise, the world will reference Nigeria as a modern day Animal Kingdom.