Zainab Aliyu: Dabiri-Erewa Lauds Buhari Over Release - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 1, 2019
The Senior Special Assistant to the President onForeign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has lauded PresidentMuhammadu Buhari for facilitating the release of two Nigerians arrested inSaudi Arabia.
Zainab Aliyu, a student of Maitama Sule University,Kano, who embarked on Lesser Hajj in Dec. 2018, was detained by the SaudiArabia authorities for allegedly being in possession of banned substances.
Ibrahim Abubakar, another Nigerian was also detainedby Saudi authority for alleged drug-related offence.
However, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry ofForeign Affairs, Mustapha Sulaiman on Tuesday in Abuja announced the release ofthe two Nigerian detainees by Saudi authority
Dabiri-Erewa, who gave the commendation in aninterview with Newsmen in Abuja, said Buhari’s timely intervention saved thetwo Nigerians from being punished for offence they did not commit.The presidential aid, however, expressed concernover the authority’s was handling of case of the suspects, who allegedlyplanted banned substances in Zainab’s bag at the airport.