By Gift Chapi Odekina
Rep. Beni Lar (PDP-Plateau) has cautioned Nigerians to behave well and obey laws of countries they visit.
This is as the lawmaker said that , Ms Dinchi Lar, the detained Nigerian in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) would regain freedom in December following the federal governments intervention.
Lar representing Langtang North, Langtang South Federal Constituency of Plateau State, said this during a news conference in the national assembly on Tuesday in Abuja.
The lawmaker commended the Federal Government through the Minsitry of Foreign Affairs, adding that such gesture by the government to secure a light punishment was commendable.
The excited lawmaker said, ” my constitints who was imprison in the UAE is going to be released in December, I thank the minsitry of Foreign Affairs for taken this up.
She commended UAE government for tampering justice with mercy, adding that the gesture showed that international diplomacy could still work.
According to her, the sentence was reduced to three months through the untiring effort of the Nigerian government.
She said the sentence should send a strong caution to Nigerian youths to know the law of the country they intend traveling to before embarking on such journey.
The lawmaker said the UAE government was magnanimous, adding that some countries might not be that generous, while urging Nigeria youth traveling abroad to be law abiding and know the country they intend traveling to.
Lar also commended the National Assembly for the passage of the Federal University of Agriculture to be sited in Lantang Plateau for President Muhammadu Buhari’s assent.
She said the bill if assented would provide the requisite opportunities, saying Lantang has some of the best crops and many others would be exploited through the university of Agriculture when sign into law.
She refuted allegation of her dumping the People’s Democratic Party for another party, saying, I believe in consistency, whether good or bad I believe in staying where I am okay.”
Barr Bako Ventimimi, the family of the detained lady expressed happiness for the effort in regard to the reduction of the sentence, adding that it had been a grave concern for the family.
“Everybody particularly the youth have expressed concern and we are glad that the Federal Government and the lawmaker listened to our cry and did the needful,” she said
He also commended the media for the great job
in pushing through the discussion.
Lar was initially jailed for one year in the United Arab Emirates for exposing the maltreatment of Nigerians at Dubai airports.
On August 31, Lar had taken to her Twitter page to share photos and videos of herself and other people she identified as Nigerians being detained at the Dubai international airport.
She wrote, “I am at the Dubai international airport and myself and some tiger 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 is more than 20 of us.”
