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| Image showing Nigerians detained in Dubai |
A Nigerian woman identified as dunchichi on Twitter, has been reportedly sentenced to a one-year jail term by the United Arab Emirates government over her social media post, showing how some Nigerian nationals were illegally detained at Dubai international airport.
On 31st August, @dunchichi posted on Twitter how she was detained together with other Nigerians despite possessing a valid visa into the Country.
"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.
But another user, @jerrydoubles, who claimed to be her relative, on Saturday announced that @dunchichi had been sent to jail for an offence relating to her earlier post in Dubai.
In another development, the Authority of United Arab Emirates has placed Visa Ban on Nigeria.