Foreign Affairs Ministry says its silent diplomatic efforts in the past few weeks culminated in the release of Zainab Aliyu and Ibrahim Abubakar arrested by Saudi authority for a drug-related offence. The ministry said this in a statement by its Acting Spokesperson, Friday Akpan, on Thursday in Abuja “Zainab Aliyu, a Nigerian student who travelled for Lesser Hajj with her mother was arrested by Saudi Security Officials on December 26, 2018, in a hotel in Madinah. “She was accused of possessing a bag containing illicit drugs purportedly bearing a tag with her name. “Another passenger, Ibrahim Abubakar, unrelated to Zainab who also travelled on the same aircraft, was also arrested on the same day,” it stated. The ministry explained that Zainab Aliyu was released on April 30, while Ibrahim Abubakar was released on May 1. It also stressed that the intervention by President Muhammadu Buhari directing that all efforts be exerted to secure their release facilitated the expedited final ...
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