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Zainab Aliyu, Ibrahim Abubakar arrive Nigeria after false detention in Saudi Arabia [Photos]

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The two Nigerians falsely detained in Saudi Arabia and scheduled to be executed over alleged drug trafficking have arrived Nigeria after their release few weeks ago.

The Federal Government secured the release of Zainab Aliyu and Ibrahim Abubakar who were arrested in Saudi Arabia for alleged drug trafficking.

The two were scheduled to be executed for allegedly transporting Tramadol into Saudi Arabia.

WuzupNaija reports that Aliyu is a Nigerian student who was detained in Saudi Arabia after hard drugs were found in a bag labelled in her name at a Saudi airport.

The Nigerian government, through the drug-enforcement the agency, NDLEA, said Ms Aliyu was a victim of a drug cartel at the Aminu Kano airport in Kano.

The duo reportedly arrived the Aminu Kano Airport in Kano on Monday morning after their incarceration period in Saudi.

 

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