Alleged Drug Dealer: Buhari’s Administration rescues Ibrahim from execution in Saudi Arabia

The Federal Government of Nigeria through its agencies, has rescued another Nigerian, Ibrahim Ibrahim, an indigene of Zamafara State, from being executed by Saudi Arabian authorities over drug related matters.

As contained in a statement by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, Ibrahim is a cleric and was an innocent Nigerian that fell victim of a drug planting and trafficking syndicate when he travelled to Saudi Arabia in March 2017 for the Lesser Hajj.

On getting to the Jeddah Airport, he was held, charged, tried in Saudi Arabia and found guilty despite being innocent before a case of retrial was granted.

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The re-trial which was facilitated by the multi-government collaboration of NIDCOM, Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Zamfara State Government came up on February 18, 2020 with necessary documentary evidence which led to his discharge and freedom from the allegations of drugs.

Those in the delegation include the Zamfara State Commissioner of Special Duties, Alhaji Mohammed Saddiq Maiturare, a team of lawyers facilitated by Zamfara State Governor Bello Muttawale and Attorney General of the Federation and the NIDCOM Senior Legal Officer, Abdullahi Bello.

The documentary evidences provided included a written statement by NDLEA stating that they have arrested and charged 3 persons who planted the drugs on the defendant and a certified copy of the 2-count charge sheet from the Federal High Court Kano.

It will be recalled that in April 2019, NIDCOM in conjunction with the Nigeria Mission in Saudi Arabia secured the release of Zainab Habib Aliyu, another Nigerian wrongly accused of drug trafficking.

Zainab’s release came after President Muhammadu Buhari directed the Attorney General of the Federation to take necessary action on her detention by Saudi Arabia as she was falsely accused of drug peddling in Saudi Arabia in December 2018.

Investigations by the Federal Government revealed that the drug was planted in Zainab’s luggage by a cartel that specialises in planting drugs in the bags of unsuspecting travelers.