Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, Kano State Governor, has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for securing the release of Zainab Aliyu, a lady allegedly accused of drug trafficking in Saudi Arabia.
Okay Nigeria reports that Zainab Aliyu was arrested in Saudi Arabia on arrival for allegedly carrying banned drug, tramadol.
Muhammad Garba, Commissioner for Information, Youth and Culture, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.
Ganduje said by succeeding in establishing Zainab’s innocence, the Nigerian government, through the NDLEA confirms her as a victim of a drug cartel at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano.
The governor also welcomed confirmation by the Nigerian Mission in the Kingdom that the second Nigerian involved in a similar case will be released to the Nigerian Embassy in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.
The governor also commended the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice; Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minister of Aviation, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Diaspora and the Nigerian Mission in Saudi Arabia for their intervention.
Ganduje, therefore, stressed the need for vigilance at the nation’s airport in order to protect Nigerians from falling prey to cartels that specialise in planting drugs in the bags of unsuspecting travellers.
