How a detained Nigerian in Saudi Arabia, Zaniab Aliyu was released

Freed Zainab Aliyu Spotted With Officials Of The Nigerian Consulate In Jeddah

Zainab Aliyu with Officials of the Nigerian Consulate in Jeddah, shortly after her release from prison. She was accused of peddling drugs.

She was released after President Buhari's intervention.

Nigeria Mission in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday said that the detained Zainab Habib has been released.
Zainab was falsely accused of drug peddling in Saudi Arabia and was arrested in December 2018 with Tramadol, a banned substance.
Investigations by the Nigerian government have since revealed that the drug was planted in Zainab’s luggage by a cartel that specialises in planting drugs in the bags of unsuspecting travelers.

According to an aid to the Nigerian President, Bashir Ahmad‏ (@BashirAhmaad) President @MBuhari directed AGF to intervene in Zainab Habib’s case, Also the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria announces the hiring of lawyers in Saudi Arabia to compliment efforts of the Nigerian mission in the Kingdom towards securing her timely release from detention.

He later added that hhe Federal Government has secured the release of Zainab Habibu Aliyu who was arrested in Saudi Arabia for alleged drug trafficking.

Zainab Aliyu, a student of Maitama Sule University, Kano, who was arrested and has been in detention since December when a banned drug, tramadol, was found in her bag on arrival in Saudi Arabia.

Aliyu's continued detention has sparked widespread sympathy all over the country, on the back of claims that she was innocent and only fell victim to a drug cartel at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, that specialises in keeping hard drugs in travellers’ bags.

However, the Office of the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has confirmed that the Nigerian government has succeeded in establishing Zainab's innocence.

It also confirmed that Ibrahim Abubakar, the second Nigerian involved in the case, will be released to the Nigerian Mission in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday

However, Presidential aid in a tweet said  details of her release will be made known soon from Ministry of Foreign Affairs.