Zainab Aliyu Kila, a Nigerian who was detained in Saudi
Arabia for alleged drug trafficking, has joined the National Drug Law
Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
She was arrested on December 26, 2018 after tramadol, a drug
prohibited in Saudi Arabia, was found in a bag bearing her name tag.
Zainab, who was a student of the Maitama Sule University,
Kano, had travelled to Saudi Arabia for lesser hajj alongside her mother and
sister, but was nabbed over allegations that the bag containing the illicit
drugs belonged to her.
Her arrest had led to the discovery of an alleged drug cartel at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport that reportedly transferred her excess luggage to the bag that contained tramadol.
The syndicate is said to specialise in planting banned drugs
in travellers’ luggages to export the substances to Saudi Arabia and other
foreign countries.
After spending 124 days in prison, Zainab was released after
intervention from the Nigerian government, NDLEA, and civil society
organisations.
After her release, Zainab had narrated how she learnt “pure
Arabic” and memorised half of the Qur’an during her stint in prison.
In July 2019, she completed her National Youth Service Corps
(NYSC) service year.
According to Habibu Aliyu, her father, Zainab is one of the
newly trained narcotics officers, whose passing-out parade from the NDLEA
academy held on Friday in Plateau state.
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