UAE Government Sentences Nigerian Woman To One-Year Jail Term Over Twitter Post On How Nigerians Were Illegally Detained At Dubai Airport | Sahara Reporters nidcom_gov abikedabiri GeoffreyOnyeama NigeriaMFA
UAE Government Sentences Nigerian Woman To One-Year Jail Term Over Twitter Post On How Nigerians Were Illegally Detained At Dubai AirportA Nigerian woman, identified as @dunchichi on Twitter, has been reportedly sentenced to a one-year jail term by the United Arab Emirates government for a social media post, showing how some Nigerian nationals were illegally detained at Dubai international airport.
"I'm at Dubai international airport and myself and some tiger Nigerians with valid Visas are being held in a room hours after arriving with no explain and no information on what we can do. Please help me. There's more than 20 of us," she wrote. He said,"It is sad and regrettably heartrending to tell you all that @dunchichi was sentenced on 12th Oct 22, to 1yr in jail in Dubai. Her family are devastated and Nigeria didn't save her. Cc @nidcom_gov @DavidHundeyin @FS_Yusuf_ @SavvyRinu @mrmacaronii @MobilePunch @daily_trust RT.
"They are capitalising on the fact that she made a video then posted them on her Twitter timeline to narrate the ordeal. They said it's cybercrime in their country. She went ahead to delete it. Still, that didn't soften them. Now she is jailed #justicefordinci."
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