Nigeria, Sept. 17 -- Saudi Arabian authorities have released Maryam Abdullahi Hussaini, the Nigerian woman from Kano, who was earlier detained in Makkah over a luggage swap that linked her to drug trafficking.

Two other Nigerians, Abdullahi Bahijja Aminu and Abdulhamid Saddiq, who faced similar ordeals, were also freed.

Mrs Hussaini, a 39-year-old mother of five, regained her freedom on Monday after more than five weeks in detention, following interventions by the Nigerian government and confirmation from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) that she and the others were innocent victims of a baggage syndicate at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA).

Speaking to PREMIUM TIMES on Tuesday, her husband, Abdullahi...