After four months in
detention, a Nigerian arrested for “drug trafficking” was released on Thursday
by the Saudi authorities.
Ibrahim Abubakar’s release
had been announced on Monday by Suleiman Mustapha, the Permanent Secretary of
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Abubakar’s release came two
days after Zainab Aliyu, a student of the Maitama Sule University, Kano,
regained freedom after being detained by the Saudi authorities for alleged
possession of Tramadol, a banned drug.
President Muhammadu Buhari
had directed the Attorney-General of the Federation & Minister of Justice
Abubakar Malami, to facilitate the release of Miss Aliyu and Abubakar.
Saudi Arabia has zero
tolerance for drug trafficking. Some Nigerians have been executed over the
crime, the latest being Kudirat Afolabi, a widow and mother of two.
Afolabi was killed on April
1.
More than 20 other
Nigerians are on death row in Saudi over drug-related offences.
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