A GROUP, United Nigerians In Diaspora, UNID, has
called on the Federal Government to prevail on
the Indonesian government to stay action on its
plans to execute eight more Nigerian citizens for
drug related offences.
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Briefing newsmen in Lagos, the group’s
president, Mr. Paschal Okolie, condemned what it
described as the poor attitude of the government
towards the recent execution of four Nigerians in
Indonesia.
His words: ”Considering that the next batch of
execution will take place in no distant time in
Indonesia, we urge the good people of Nigeria and
our government to rise up with the entire world to
stop further executions of Nigerians. Enough of
the killings. Nigeria should leverage on the strong
bilateral relationship it has with Indonesia and
negotiate to stop the execution of the eight
waiting to be killed. In as much as we totally
condemn drug trafficking and wish to sensitise
intending traffickers on the consequences that
awaits offenders, we also condemn capital
punishment especially since it has not been able to
quell the issue of drug trafficking in Indonesia.”
Okolie who gave names of those awaiting further
execution as, Michael Titus Igwe, Kingsley
Okonkwo, Uchenna Onyewuru, Eugene Ape,
Hunphery Ejike, Obinna Nwajiagu, Benjamin
Onuoha and Ikenna Abanukwu, said, ”Nigerian
Embassy in Indonesia is longer concerned with
passport renewals than the welfare or security of
Nigerians. Those Nigerians killed were not giving
fair trial, there is language barrier which made it
impossible for them to defend themselves
properly, Nigerian embassy did not even send
representatives to court to assist them, so they
were left at the mercy of Indonesia which was
bent on killing them.”
‘’Most times Nigerians are thrown into prisons for
more than four months without anyone knowing
about it. They are tortured and some even die in
the process. The way a country treats her
citizens, is a reflection of how the citizens will be
treated in foreign lands. Therefore, we feel it is
high time our government rose to the occasion to
ameliorate the plight of its citizens.’’
“we expected our government to show concern
just like other countries whose nationals were
involved. The way a government treats its
citizens, is a reflection of how the citizens are
likely to be treated in foreign lands. Therefore,
we feel it is high time our government rose to the
occasion to ameliorate the plights of its citizens
no matter the circumstance.
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We use this opportunity to appeal to the youth, to
beware of the kind of friendships they keep as
well as activities they engage themselves. One of
the reasons there are many young Nigerians in
prisons in different countries of the world today,
is due to get rich quick syndrome, fast track. But
in the end, they lose everything including their
lives.”
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/05/8-more-nigerians-face-execution-in-indonesia-diaspora-group/
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