Nigerian cleric detained for 3 years for alleged drug trafficking in Saudi freed

Ibrahim Ibrahim, a Nigerian cleric from Zamfara state who was detained for three years over alleged drug trafficking, has been granted release by the Saudi Arabia government.

Ibrahim bolted to freedom after he was exonerated by Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Salman ibn Abdulaziz al Saudi.

Ibrahim, who was one of the pilgrims sent to Mekkah for Umrah (lesser Hajj) by Zamfara government in 2017, was alleged to have been caught with 1,497 red capsules carrying an (R) sign suspected to be Tramadol trafficked via Ethiopian Air Flight 402.