Ibrahim Ibrahim, an indigene of Zamfara State who was locked up in Saudi Arabia has been released
He was locked up for three years on charges of entering Saudi Arabia with hard drugs punishable by death under the laws of that country.
Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission revealed this via her verified twitter handle on Tuesday
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State had earlier dispatched a delegation to Saudi Arabia comprising of government delegation and a team of lawyers.
The evidence presented at two lower courts freed Ibrahim of the allegation, proving that Ibrahim was wrongly accused.
Amongst the documents was a statement from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA, stating that they have arrested and charged three persons who planted the drugs on Ibrahim
A certified copy of the two count charge sheet from the Federal High Court Kano was also presented to the Saudi Arabia court which ruled in favour of Ibrahim and discharged him.
Great news from Saudi.Ibrahim Ibrahim locked up for 3 years for an offense he didn’t commit , has been released , Head of legal,@nidcom_gov , Barr Bello, two reps from Zamfara,Gov ,travelled to Saudi ,along with our mission and AGs office , made this happen pic.twitter.com/Ykl28wagVQ
— Abike Dabiri-Erewa (@abikedabiri) February 18, 2020
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