President Muhammadu Buhari has
directed Mr Abubakar Malami, the Attorney-General of the Federation and
Minister of Justice to immediately intervene in the case of Zainab Aliyu, the
student incriminated in drug-related matters and being detained by Saudi
Arabian authorities.
Senior Special Assistant to
President Buhari on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora matters, Hon. Abike
Dabiri-Erewa, made this disclosure in a statement made available by her media aide, Mr. Abdur-Rahman Balogun, on Monday.
Dabiri-Erewa said that the
President gave the directive two weeks ago when the matter was brought to his
attention.
She said, “President Muhammadu
Buhari gave the directive immediately the matter was brought to his attention
about two weeks ago .
“My office has been working with
the AGF as well as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in that regard.”
The presidential aide assured
that progress was being made in Zainab’s case, along with two others in similar
circumstances in Saudi Arabia.
Dabiri Erewa said that Zainab,
“though detained, has not been put on trial by the Saudi Arabia government. And
with the hard evidence that those who implicated her have been arrested, a
strong legal case is being made to the Saudi authorities”.
“Mr Habib Aliyu, the father of
the alleged drug courier, Zainab Aliyu, had appealed to the Federal Government
of Nigeria, the Saudi authorities and the international community as well as
well-meaning individuals to intervene in her daughter’s case and save the
‘innocent’ lady from being executed wrongly.
“Habibu Aliyu, who is not happy
that his daughter is cooling off in a Saudi Prison despite the recent discovery
that she was framed up by some drug cartel, explained that the allegations of
Zainab entering the country with Tramadol, was absolute falsehood as recent
events and arrests have confirmed the girl’s innocence.
“Zainab, a student of Maitama
Sule University, Kano, had travelled from Mallam Aminu Kano International
Airport (MAKIA) in company with her mother, Mrs. Maryam Aliyu, and sister,
Hajara Aliyu. She was later arrested over allegations that a luggage, bearing
her name tag, contained the unlawful substance.
“Zainab who was accused of
entering Saudi Arabia with an illegal dosage of Tramadol was later discovered
to be a victim of a cartel that specialises in keeping hard drugs in
travellers’ bags, some of whom are already in the custody of the National Drug
Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).”
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