Nigerian Lady Wrongly Framed For Possession of Drugs In Saudi Arabia In 2018 Joins NDLEA
Zainab Aliyu, the Nigerian lady framed by a drug cartel while traveling for lesser Hajj in Saudi Arabia in 2018, has joined the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA.
She was among the 2,000 newly trained NDLEA officers commissioned at the agency’s academy in Jos, Plateau State on Friday, November 19.
The 25-year-old completed her Assistant Superintendent of Narcotics Course 15/2021 at the NDLEA Academy Katon Rikkos Jos.
Her father, Habibu Kila, confirmed the development on Saturday, saying she was commissioned into the service of the agency as Assistant Narcotic Officer.
Zainab’s ordeal had started on December 26, 2018, when she was arrested by Saudi authorities for allegedly traveling with a luggage containing unlawful substances believed to be tramadol.
Zainab, a student at Maitama Sule University, Kano, had traveled through the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, MAKIA, for Lesser Hajj with her mother, Maryam, and sister, Hajara.
Shortly after she arrived at the Jeddah Airport, the Saudi Authorities intercepted a bag containing banned substances and traced it to Zainab and she was arrested in her hotel room.
She was charged and detained for four months by the Saudi Arabian anti-drug trafficking agency over alleged drug trafficking charges and was released after Nigerian and Saudi authorities independently investigated the matter and established her innocence.
She was released on April 30, 2019 and returned to the country two weeks after. She also completed her mandatory one-year NYSC scheme in 2020.
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