FG explains real reason Nigerian lady who made video at UAE airport was jailed

The actual cause of a Nigerian woman’s imprisonment in the United Arab Emirates has been revealed by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission.

The woman, identified by the panel as Ms. Dunchi Lar, is anticipated to serve a year in prison.
The commission clarified that Lar was detained and imprisoned for breaking the nation’s cybercrime law on Sunday, October 23, 2022.

The action of Lar was prohibited under national legislation, according to a statement published on Twitter and signed by the commission’s public relations officer, Abdur-Rahman Balogun.

Lar had shared a photo of herself on Twitter with a bunch of Nigerians being held in a room at the Dubai airport.

A Twitter user @jerrydoubles who claimed to be her relative first brought the news of her arrest and sentence to the public.

The statement from the commission reads:

“The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission hereby gives more clarification on the case of a Nigerian lady, Ms Dunchi Lar, who was convicted under United Arab Emirates laws for recording and circulating “offensive” video on Social media.

“Under the UAE cybercrime law, taking a video or photograph of someone without his/her consent and posting such on social media is an offence punishable with one year jail term or a fine of between approximately $69,000 and $137,000 or both jail term and fine.

“Ms Lar made and tweeted the viral video of the UAE official at the Airport. This law also applies to eavesdropping, recording, photographing, or disclosing audio or video communication of a person without his/her permission, taking photographs or videos of a dead person or accident victim without such person’s consent.

“She was sentenced on the 12th of October and has 15 days to appeal the judgment.

“Ms Dunchi Lar can still appeal the ruling and has been assured of moral and consular support by the Nigerian Mission in Dubai.”