Just In: Saudi Arabia Release Zainab Aliyu

Nigeria Mission in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday said that the detained Zainab Habib Aliyu has been released.

Zainab was falsely accused of drug peddling in Saudi Arabia and was arrested in December 2018 with , a banned substance.

Following investigations by the Nigerian government, it was revealed that the drug was planted in Zainab’s luggage by a cartel that specialises in planting drugs in the bags of unsuspecting travellers.