Friday, 11 September 2015
Senator Hassan Barata was arrested by Saudi Arabian authorities after he
was found travelling with a revoked diplomatic passport and claiming to
be an employee of the Nigerian Embassy.
Barata was a former chairman of the Senate Committee on Culture and
Tourism. He represented the Adamawa South Senatorial District between
2011 and 2015 as a PDP lawmaker. He defected to APC last february but
returned to the PDP after losing the APC governorship ticket bid.
According to The Nation, Senator Barata, who is in Saudi Arabia to observe the hajj pilgrimage, claimed to be an employee of the Nigerian embassy there after being arrested; a claim that was found to be false.
The Federal Government has earlier directed the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) to retrieve diplomatic and official passports from unauthorized holders.
According to The Nation, Senator Barata, who is in Saudi Arabia to observe the hajj pilgrimage, claimed to be an employee of the Nigerian embassy there after being arrested; a claim that was found to be false.
The Federal Government has earlier directed the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) to retrieve diplomatic and official passports from unauthorized holders.
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