Reno Omokri, a former aide to
ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has reacted to the release of Zainab Aliyu, the
Nigerian student detained in Saudi Arabia for alleged drugs trafficking.
Omokri commended Buhari for the
timely release of the Nigerian nationale.
In a tweet, Omokri called on
Buhari to extend to same gesture towards the release of Leah Sharibu, the
Christian schoolgirl abducted by Boko Haram in Dapchi.
He wrote: “I celebrate the
@MBuhari government for securing Zainab Aliyu’s release in record breaking
time. President Buhari is to be commended.
“Now, I urge the President to
apply the same sense of urgency that he showed for Zainab towards Leah Sharibu
and make #FreeLeahSharibu a reality.”
The Saudi authority had recently
arrested Zainab over alleged drug trafficking.
Buhari
had directed that Abubakar Malami, the Attorney-General of the Federation and
Minister of Justice to immediately intervene in the case of Zainab.
Senior Special Assistant to
President Buhari on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora matters, Hon. Abike
Dabiri-Erewa, in a statement, had said that the
President gave the directive two weeks ago when the matter was brought to his
attention.
She had 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.”
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