Zainab travelled with her parents to Saudi Arabia for Hajj but got arrested at the airport after drugs were found in her luggage. Nigerian Twitter as of yesterday had the hashtag free Zainab trending and Today she has been
released…
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The Federal Government has secured the release of Zainab Aliyu, the Nigerian lady who was detained in Saudi Arabia after Tramadol was found in her luggage.
Investigations by the NDLEA later showed that a cartel had planted the banned substance in Zainab’s luggage.
Personal Assistant to President Buhari on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, announced that Zainab’s release has been secured. Posting via his twitter handle, Bashir wrote
”The Federal Government has secured the release of Zainab Habibu Aliyu who was arrested in Saudi Arabia for alleged drug trafficking. Details soon from Ministry of Foreign Affairs. #FreeZainab”
Above is a picture of Zainab, standing with officials of the Nigerian consulate in Jeddah. Shortly after her release from detention.