A Plateau state lawmaker has appealed to the federal government to intervene and secure the unconditional release of one of her constituents jailed in the United Arab Emirates.
Beni Lar who represents Langtang North/Langtang South paid an advocacy visit to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs days after Dinchi Lar was sentenced to a one year jail term.
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On the 31st of August, Dubai Immigration Officers stopped Dinchi Lar and about 20 other Nigerians from entering the country over visa related issues.
While they were being detained, Dinchi Lar recorded a video alleging maltreatment by the Immigration officers and tweeted it.
She wrote “I’m at 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 can do. Please, help me. There’s more than 20 of us”.
Though she was later allowed into the country, that post offended the authorities in Dubai, particularly as it showed the face of their Officer and they flagged her exit on the 6th of September.
Dinchi Lar was arraigned on a charge under the country’s Cybercrime.
She was subsequently convicted and sentenced to one year in prison on October 12.
The family has since kicked.
The Foreign Affairs Ministry promised to play its part in the matter
Reacting to the viral post, the Nigerian government, advised its citizens planning to travel to Dubai to indicate their visa preferences to avoid similar treatment.
Under the UAE cybercrime law, it is a crime to post, publish or share videos as it could attract at least six months in jail or a fine of of 150,000 and 500,000 diram respectively.
