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Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has come to the rescue of a detained woman accused of drug trafficking in Saudi Arabia.
Zainab
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Attorney-General of the
Federation, Abubakar Malami, to facilitate the release of Zainab Aliyu,
a student who was wrongly arrested for drugs trafficking in Saudi
Arabia.
Miss Aliyu, a student of Maitama Sule University, Kano, was
arrested by Saudi authorities on December 26, 2018 for allegedly
travelling with a luggage containing unlawful substance believed to be
tramadol.
The suspect had travelled through the Mallam Aminu Kano
International Airport, MAKIA, for Lesser Hajj with her mother, Maryam,
and sister, Hajara.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs
and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, disclosed on Monday, April 29, 2019
that the government was already working on her release, alongside two
other people with a similar situation.
“@MBuhari has directed AGF to take necessary action. We are
making good progress. She will be back, along with 2 others in same
situation,” she responded to a Twitter user.
“Each case on its own merit. Zainub (sic) committed no crime.
She must not be punished for an offense she didn’t commit. We will
ensure justice as directed by @MBuhari,” she added.
Recall that a petition filed by Miss Aliyu’s family later led the
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, to uncover a cartel at
MAKIA which specialised in planting illicit drugs in travellers’
luggage.
The arrest of seven members of the cartel led to the discovery that
the tramadol-bearing luggage was planted on Miss Aliyu without her
knowledge.
“Based on the investigation carried out, it has been revealed
that the said Zainab Habibu Aliyu is not the owner of the second luggage
tagged in her name,” an NDLEA report read.
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