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NDLEA Secures Release Of Nigerian Held By Saudi Government

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has secured the freedom of one Mr. Ibrahim Abubakar, a Nigerian held for alleged drug trafficking and has been standing trial since 2017.

Mr. Ibrahim was freed after three years of incarceration in Saudi Arabia following presentations from investigation reports by NDLEA that exonerated him. He was arrested upon arrival in Saudi Arabia when his luggage was found to contain 1, 497 tablets of illicit tramadol.

The Agency said they presented evidence that proved that the drugs were planted on Ibrahim and he was innocent of the crime he was accused of. Three persons have been arrested for planting the drugs on Ibrahim.

In a statement released by Mr. Jonah Achema who is the Principal Staff Officer of the NDLEA on Wednesday, February 26, 2020, the statement read,

“Efforts by National Drug Law Enforcement Agency to secure freedom for  Ibrahim Abubakar, a Nigerian held by Saudi Arabia for drug trafficking has finally paid off.  Abubakar has been released after three years of incarceration in Saudi Arabia following presentations from investigation reports by NDLEA that exonerated him.”

“A delegation from Nigeria in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, and Zamfara State Government, the home state of Abubakar, arrived in Jeddah with documentary evidence provided by NDLEA for the trial slated for 18th February 2020,” It stated.

“The documentary evidence included a correspondent from NDLEA stating that it had arrested and charged three persons who planted the Tramadol tablets on the defendant and a certified copy of the two counts charge sheet from the Federal High Court Kano. These documents were provided to the Saudi Court after which it ruled in favour of Ibrahim and discharged him.”

“On December 15, 2017, a letter of complaint was written by Malam Gwani Sadiq Siddiq from Zamfara seeking NDLEA to intervene on the arrest of Abubakar by the Saudi Anti-narcotic officials. The Agency swung into investigation, which revealed that Abubakar traveled to Saudi on March 10, 2017 through Malam Aminu Kano International Airport and was arrested by the Saudi Anti-narcotic officials at Medina Airport for importing 1, 497 tablets of Tramadol. The substance was allegedly concealed in a bag and tagged to his passport at MAKIA by his travel agent named Mahmood Sani and two other handlers at the Airport, one Mrs. Celina Yaycock and Mr. Anthony Johnson,” it further explained. “These suspects have since been charged to Federal High Court, Kano,” it concluded.

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