Three pilgrims from Kwara State have been arrested by Saudi
Arabian authorities for alleged possession of substances suspected to be
cocaine. Hajia Fatima Abolore-Jimoh, the
Executive Secretary, Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, confirmed the arrest
on Wednesday from Saudi Arabia.
She said the three pilgrims, who were among the first batch
of 505 Pilgrims from Kwara, were arrested in Madinnah by Saudi Arabia security
operatives. The executive secretary, who did not disclose the identities of the
three suspects, said they were still in the custody of Saudi Arabian
authorities.
Abolore-Jimoh said the Saudi Arabian law would certainly
take its course on the three suspected drug traffickers. She described the
arrest as unfortunate and painful in spite of several appeals to them to be
good ambassadors of Kwara and Nigeria.
1,978 pilgrims from the state are performing the 2016
pilgrimage exercise.
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