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8 More Nigerians Face Execution In Indonesia – Diaspora Group.
A GROUP, United Nigerians In Diaspora, UNID, hascalled 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.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 ofexecution will take place in no distant time inIndonesia, we urge the good people of Nigeria andour government to rise up with the entire world tostop further executions of Nigerians.
Enough ofthe killings. Nigeria should leverage on the strongbilateral relationship it has with Indonesia andnegotiate to stop the execution of the eightwaiting to be killed. In as much as we totallycondemn drug trafficking and wish to sensitiseintending traffickers on the consequences thatawaits offenders, we also condemn capitalpunishment especially since it has not been able toquell the issue of drug trafficking in Indonesia.”
Okolie who gave names of those awaiting furtherexecution as, Michael Titus Igwe, KingsleyOkonkwo, Uchenna Onyewuru, Eugene Ape,Hunphery Ejike, Obinna Nwajiagu, BenjaminOnuoha and Ikenna Abanukwu, said, ”NigerianEmbassy in Indonesia is longer concerned withpassport renewals than the welfare or security ofNigerians.
Those Nigerians killed were not givingfair trial, there is language barrier which made itimpossible for them to defend themselvesproperly, Nigerian embassy did not even sendrepresentatives to court to assist them, so theywere left at the mercy of Indonesia which wasbent on killing them.”‘’Most times Nigerians are thrown into prisons formore than four months without anyone knowingabout it.
They are tortured and some even die inthe process. The way a country treats hercitizens, is a reflection of how the citizens will betreated in foreign lands. Therefore, we feel it ishigh time our government rose to the occasion toameliorate the plight of its citizens.’’“we expected our government to show concernjust like other countries whose nationals wereinvolved.
The way a government treats itscitizens, is a reflection of how the citizens arelikely to be treated in foreign lands. Therefore,we feel it is high time our government rose to theoccasion to ameliorate the plights of its citizensno matter the circumstance.
We use this opportunity to appeal to the youth, tobeware of the kind of friendships they keep aswell as activities they engage themselves. One ofthe reasons there are many young Nigerians inprisons in different countries of the world today,is due to get rich quick syndrome, fast track. Butin the end, they lose everything including theirlives.
”http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/05/8-more-nigerians-face-execution-in-indonesia-diaspora-group/
8 More Nigerians Face Execution In Indonesia – Diaspora Group.
A GROUP, United Nigerians In Diaspora, UNID, hascalled 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.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 ofexecution will take place in no distant time inIndonesia, we urge the good people of Nigeria andour government to rise up with the entire world tostop further executions of Nigerians.
Enough ofthe killings. Nigeria should leverage on the strongbilateral relationship it has with Indonesia andnegotiate to stop the execution of the eightwaiting to be killed. In as much as we totallycondemn drug trafficking and wish to sensitiseintending traffickers on the consequences thatawaits offenders, we also condemn capitalpunishment especially since it has not been able toquell the issue of drug trafficking in Indonesia.”
Okolie who gave names of those awaiting furtherexecution as, Michael Titus Igwe, KingsleyOkonkwo, Uchenna Onyewuru, Eugene Ape,Hunphery Ejike, Obinna Nwajiagu, BenjaminOnuoha and Ikenna Abanukwu, said, ”NigerianEmbassy in Indonesia is longer concerned withpassport renewals than the welfare or security ofNigerians.
Those Nigerians killed were not givingfair trial, there is language barrier which made itimpossible for them to defend themselvesproperly, Nigerian embassy did not even sendrepresentatives to court to assist them, so theywere left at the mercy of Indonesia which wasbent on killing them.”‘’Most times Nigerians are thrown into prisons formore than four months without anyone knowingabout it.
They are tortured and some even die inthe process. The way a country treats hercitizens, is a reflection of how the citizens will betreated in foreign lands. Therefore, we feel it ishigh time our government rose to the occasion toameliorate the plight of its citizens.’’“we expected our government to show concernjust like other countries whose nationals wereinvolved.
The way a government treats itscitizens, is a reflection of how the citizens arelikely to be treated in foreign lands. Therefore,we feel it is high time our government rose to theoccasion to ameliorate the plights of its citizensno matter the circumstance.
We use this opportunity to appeal to the youth, tobeware of the kind of friendships they keep aswell as activities they engage themselves. One ofthe reasons there are many young Nigerians inprisons in different countries of the world today,is due to get rich quick syndrome, fast track. Butin the end, they lose everything including theirlives.
”http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/05/8-more-nigerians-face-execution-in-indonesia-diaspora-group/
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