By Prisca Sam-Duru
AGROUP, 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.
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.
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.”


www.vanguardngr.com/2015/05/8-more-nigerians-face-execution-in-indonesia-diaspora-group/

people won't learn...

Some People will still read this and still don't mind venturing into drug bizness.

And our people will not stop this drug business. Must they even go to indonesia?

managermahmud:
Some People will still read this and still don't mind venturing into drug bizness.

Honestly, it is just appalling

From the look of things, the day these people will get their biafra drug will be declare free to import and export bkos who them go punish and who go remain.

This is sad. I wonder why we keep feeling bad because other countries hate us when even our govt do not care about us.

It is a very pathetic situation. These guys know indonesian government has zero tolerance for drug-traficking. Yet, they risked their lives all because of this 'Get rich quick syndrome.' I pity their loved ones!

Nigeria's effort at stopping execution of Nigerians apprehended for drug-trafficking in those Asian countries has never yielded result in time past. Be that as it may, it doesn't mean they should not give it a try. They should show concern about their welfare.

There are countries and there are countries. *Sighs*

Drug Deals leads to death in Indonesia. So why complain about capital punishment. If you are told, that if you jump from a skyscraper you will die. Why will you foolishly attempt it?
They chose to do drug deals, so they know if caught they will die.
Let them face the wrath of the Law in Indonesia.