Former Senator, Hassan Barata has denied reports that he was arrested in Saudi Arabia for making false claims.
Ex-Senator denies Saudi Arabia arrest reports
Barata was alleged to have been detained by Saudi authorities after he supposedly claimed to be an official of the Nigerian Embassy.
Hassan Barata
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The former Senator has however blamed the rumours on his political opponents.
"The allegation must have been fabricated by my political detractors who also alleged that I defected from the All Progressives Congress to the Peoples Democratic Party,” Barata said while speaking to Punch on Sunday, September 13, 2015.
“Aside the fact that I am still a member of the APC, the question is, what has the Saudi issue got to do with politics? This shows that the allegation was fabricated by detractors; it is all lies because I am not in detention in Saudi Arabia and I have not defected from the APC,” he added.
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Barata also said that had not travelled out of Nigeria for a while and as such could not overstayed in Saudi Arabia as alleged by the reports.
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