Zainab Aliyu, wrongfully jailed in Saudi Arabia over drug trafficking Joins NDLEA

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Zainab Aliyu who was jailed and released in Saudi Arabia over Drugs Joins Nigeria’s Enforcement Agency, NDLEA

 

Zainab was those commissioned at the agency’s academy in Jos, Plateau State on Friday.

 

In 2018, Zainab Aliyu, was detained in Saudi Arabia for alleged drug trafficking and was eventually released after the Intervention of Federal Government.

 

Zainab, then a student of Maitama Sule University, Kano, was arrested after a banned drug, tramadol, was found in her bag on arrival in the in Saudi Arabia. It was later discovered that it was planted in her luggage by unknown persons.

 

She had travelled from Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, in with her mother, Maryam Aliyu, and sister, Hajara Aliyu, but she was arrested over allegations that a bag bearing her name tag contained the unlawful substance. She was accused of entering Saudi Arabia with an illegal dosage of Tramadol, but it was discovered she was a victim of a cartel that the airport in Kano that specialises in keeping hard drugs in travelers’ bags.

Zainab was among the 2,000 that were commissioned returned to the country, completed her mandatory one-year NYSC scheme, and has now been enlisted into the NDLEA.

 

 

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