With #FreeZainab campaign – Nigerians have taken to social
media to protest the illegal detention of Zainab Aliyu, a student detained in
Saudi Arabia for drug trafficking.
Zainab, a student of Maitama Sule University, Kano, was
arrested after a banned drug, tramadol, was found in her bag. She claimed it
was planted in her luggage by unknown persons.
The student had traveled from Mallam Aminu Kano
International Airport in company with her mother, Mrs. Maryam Aliyu, and
sister, Hajara Aliyu, but she was arrested over allegations that a bag bearing
her name tag contained the unlawful substance.
Zainab, who was accused of entering Saudi Arabia with an
illegal dosage of Tramadol was later discovered to be a victim of a cartel that
specialized in keeping hard drugs in travelers’ bags, some of whom were
already in the custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency.
The father of the alleged drug courier, Habib Aliyu, had
appealed to the Federal Government, the Saudi authorities and the international
community as well as well-meaning individuals to intervene in her daughter’s
case and save her from being executed unjustly.
Habibu had expressed outrage over the continued detention of
his daughter despite the discovery that she was framed by some drug cartel.
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