A Nigerian man who is on death row in Indonesia for drug trafficking says the country has a morbid hatred for black people and wants to kill him unjustly.

Humphrey Ejike Jefferson Eleweke, a Nigerian man who could face the marksmen tomorrow, Friday, July 29, 2016, after he was sentenced to death on charges of drug trafficking by an Indonesian court, says he and other Nigerians and black people on the death row, are marked for death because they are black people, The Age News reports

Eleweke, who is one of the four Nigerians who are up for execution, after the country's president, Joko Widodo, refused to grant them amnesty, have been transferred to Nusakambangan prison island where the country normally puts convicts to death, is still insisting on his innocence and has refused to sign his execution papers in protest.

The 14 death row prisoners, mostly from Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Pakistan, India and Indonesia, were on Tuesday, July 26, told they had 72 hours to live, and will be tied to the stakes by Friday.

But after several last minute appeals for a stay of execution failed to sway Widodo, a human rights group, Community Legal Aid Institute, got to Elewekeand some of the convicts who said they are being killed because they are blacks and believed they had been unfairly targeted.

The Institute Director and Jefferson's lawyer, Ricky Gunawan, said the convict told him he is innocent of the crime he has been convicted of.

"The Indonesian government just hate us, they want to kill us because we are black," Elewekewas reported as telling Gunawan.

Gunawan told reporters:

"While Mr Eleweke hoped for a miracle, he was aware it was unlikely, given Indonesians blame Africans for bringing much of the illegal drugs into the country.

Mr Eleweke's trial judgement included the statement that black-skinned people from Nigeria are under surveillance by police because they are suspected of drug trafficking in Indonesia."

"His case was one of those highlighted in the Amnesty International report 'When Justice Fails', which raised concerns about his lack of access to a lawyer at the time of his arrest, torture and the impartiality of the court process."


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Oga while i sympathize with you, even though i dont know whether you are guilty or innocent, i dont think race has anything to do with. Uncle Widodo dey kill anybody way put hand 4 drug matter oooo! When i know say Uncle dodo nor get joy nah when he kill Australians even with all the pressure from der Prime minister. I wonder the kain hustle way dey carry people go "Indonesia" sef?

Nonsense,Humphrey Ejike Jefferson Eleweke.Indonesians do not need your help to develop their nation.
"The Indonesian government just hate us, they want to kill us because we are black,"
Victim mentality is ingrained into the souls of these Ugandans.

Oga, there are many nigerians in Indonesia and why haven't they be accused of drugs. Racist have nothing to do with this, you knew Indonesia is against drug and you still went there to sell coke.

May ur soul rest in peace

Hagm0nd:
Nonsense,Humphrey Ejike Jefferson Eleweke.Indonesians do not need your help to develop their nation.
"The Indonesian government just hate us, they want to kill us because we are black,"
Victim mentality is ingrained into the souls of these Ugandans.

u are an stupid for that ur comment u sit down here and type nonsense don't be fast to judge because u don't know tomorrow receive sense

Hagm0nd:
Nonsense,Humphrey Ejike Jefferson Eleweke.Indonesians do not need your help to develop their nation.
"The Indonesian government just hate us, they want to kill us because we are black,"
Victim mentality is ingrained into the souls of these Ugandans.

u are stupid for that ur comment u sit down here and type nonsense don't be fast to judge because u don't know tomorrow receive sense

hmmm ok