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, a claim that was found to be false.
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.
The Federal Government has earlier directed the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) to retrieve diplomatic and official passports from unauthorized holders.
The Federal Government has earlier directed the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) to retrieve diplomatic and official passports from unauthorized holders.
The Nation
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