Lawmaker assures release of detained Nigerian lady in UAE 

A member of the House of Representatives, Beni Lar (PDP-Plateau), has assured the release of the Nigerian Lady detained in the United Arab Emirate (UAE). Beni Lar, representing Langtang North, Langtang South Federal Constituency of Plateau State, at a news conference at the National Assembly, said that Ms Dinchi Lar, a detained Nigerian lady in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), would regain her freedom in December.

The lawmaker commended the Federal Government for embarking on measure to secure a light punishment for the lady.

The lawmaker said, “my constituent who was imprisoned in the UAE is going to be released in December. I thank the ministry of Foreign Affairs for taken this up.”

The lady was initially jailed for one year for exposing the maltreatment of Nigerians at Dubai airport.

Barr Bako Ventimimi, the family of the detained lady, expressed happiness for the effort which resulted in the reduction of the sentence, adding that it had been a grave concern for the family.

“Everybody, particularly the youths, have expressed concern and we are glad that the Federal Government and the lawmaker listened to our cry and did the needful,” he said.

He also commended the media for the great job in pushing through the discussion.

On August 31, Lar had taken to her Twitter page to share photos and videos of herself and other people she identified as Nigerians being detained at the Dubai international airport.

She wrote, “I am at the Dubai international airport and myself and some other Nigerians with valid visas are being held in a room hours after arriving with no explanation and no information on what we have done. Please help me. There are more than 20 of us here.”