The Federal Government has said it is waiting for a full report on the circumstances that led to the detention of a former Chairman, Senate Committee on Culture and Tourism, Senator Hassan Barata, in Saudi Arabia. The spokesman, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ahmedu Ogbole-Ode, said that the government had yet to be briefed by the Nigerian embassy on the arrest and detention of the former governorship aspirant in Adamawa State. Barata was said to have been arrested and detained for overstaying in Saudi Arabia and for claiming to be an employee of the Nigerian embassy – a claim that was found to be untrue. The senator, who is believed to be holding an official passport, was expected to drop the document as he was no longer entitled to have it. Ogbole-Ode informed our correspondent on Friday that the MFA was expecting a full report of the incident which he said would determine the next step from the government.

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