Indonesia.
This is according to the United Nigerians in Diaspora, a
group of Nigerians living outside the country.
The group at a press conference in Lagos yesterday May 5th,
gave the names of Nigerians waiting to be executed as
Michael Titus Igwe, Kingsley Okonkwo, Uchenna Onyewuru,
Eugene Ape, Hunphery Ejike, Obinna Nwajiagu, Benjamin
Onuoha and Ikenna Abanukwu.
Chairman of the group, Mr Pascal Okolie while briefing
newsmen, said Nigerians should rally round with other world
leaders to stop the expected executions.
"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 sensitize 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." he said
Mr Okolie said most of the Nigerians that have been jailed in
Indonesia were not given fair hearing due to language barrier
which made it difficult for them to prove their innocence.
He accused the Nigerian embassy in Indonesia of neglecting
her citizens in Indonesia
"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.
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."he
said
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