₦airaland Forum

A Nigerian man, Emmanuel Ihejirika, who was previously sentenced to death in Indonesia for drug trafficking, has been released after several years in prison.

His freedom was announced by Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), in a statement delivered by the commission's spokesperson, Gabriel Odu, on Friday, September 13.

Ihejirika’s release was achieved through the pro bono efforts of Emmanuel Isha Ogebe, a Nigerian lawyer based in Washington, D.C.

Years ago, a Nigerian delegation led by the former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Ojo Madueke, along with Abike Dabiri-Erewa, then a member of the House of Representatives, and former Chairman of the NDLEA, Mr. Ipinmosho, had visited Indonesian prisons to plead for clemency for 21 Nigerians convicted of drug trafficking and sentenced to death. Unfortunately, four of the convicts were executed, alongside Indonesian and British citizens.

Mr. Ogebe, who had approached Dabiri-Erewa for her intervention, believed that Ihejirika’s case involved mistaken identity and offered his pro bono legal services. He pursued the case to Indonesia’s Supreme Court, ultimately securing Ihejirika’s release.

Dabiri-Erewa highlighted the severe penalties for drug trafficking in Indonesia, urging Nigerians to steer clear of crime. She also praised the Nigerian Charge D’Affaires in Indonesia, Ms. Patricia Alechenu, for her steadfast support throughout the process.

Bigkoko:
So this old ugly Wich wan claim glory for a case done pro Bono?

As in ehhh....

The ugly Wich fit dey vex say no be a Ronu for Saudi Arabia facing death by beheading they review the case.

Now, I won't be surprised if na willful ignorance on her own part allowed the innocent man suffer this much to the point of a legal practitioner doing the job a Govt Diasporan agency and their lawyers supposed do!

80% of deaths metted out to Nigerians are as a result of ignorance, derelict of duty or wilfully negligence.

Kudos to the lawyer. I like winners!

Augustine2244:
My brethren have refused to learn and relearn concerning illegal drugs business in SE Asia.
They keep forgetting that Indonesia has the harshest anti drugs laws on earth, and never spares any drug trafficker caught by her legal arm.
The punishment is execution by firing squad or lethal injection.
Indonesia has executed thousands of Nigerians caught in the drug business and still going, but my money conscious foolish brothers will never count their teeth with their tongues.

pyyxxaro:
I won’t be surprised if he’s caught after 3months again

Candidlady:
If you had read the post you would have saved us all this jargons you wrote ...

Bigkoko:
So this old ugly Wich wan claim glory for a case done pro Bono?

As in ehhh....

The ugly Wich fit dey vex say no be a Ronu for Saudi Arabia facing death by beheading they review the case.

Now, I won't be surprised if na willful ignorance on her own part allowed the innocent man suffer this much to the point of a legal practitioner doing the job a Govt Diasporan agency and their lawyers supposed do!

80% of deaths metted out to Nigerians are as a result of ignorance, derelict of duty or wilfully negligence.

Kudos to the lawyer. I like winners!

Newlymarried:
https://dailytrust.com/indonesia-frees-nigerian-earlier-sentenced-to-death-for-drug-trafficking/

MadPolitician:
She's trying to insert her dubious self into the middle of the whole story, just to extract as much praise as she can. The lady is unbelievable.
Just as you said, the lack of effective diplomatic representation has led to the imprisonment and deaths of many Nigerians abroad.

Many other countries would go the extra lenght to make sure that their citizens are not jailed wrongly and are educated about the dangers of illicit business, but over here, Abike and her couturier of petty minded colleagues are busy playing tribal politics with their jobs.

Newlymarried:
https://dailytrust.com/indonesia-frees-nigerian-earlier-sentenced-to-death-for-drug-trafficking/

ElSudani:
Why are you folks never grateful for anything?

MadPolitician:
Grateful to who?
You are just frustrated that everyone else are not bowing as willing serfs before the feet of your tribal tin gods in power. Grateful to who really?
Grateful to the government for struggling to do the most basic of their jobs? Or for the lawyer that provided his services free of charge? Grateful to your utterly useless and totally ineffective agbadorian government that doesn't know their left from their right?
Who should we be grateful to?

ElSudani:
She was a member of the house of representatives when she went to Indonesia to plead on behalf of your brothers on the death row in that country.
This was long before Obi lost an election, this was long before Tinubu became president.
Who was my 'tribal gods' in power during this time when she was trying to save your brothers from the hangman?
She got one out eventually but rather than be happy about it your innate hatred for her would not allow you to be thankful.

anonymous1759:
Them course this people with victim mentality?
Look at those two F00001$ above me saying a lot of Nigerians who get sentenced by death for carrying drugs is a case of mistaken identity that Abike they love to hate is the reason most of them are dead is sheer stupidity.

you guys know who runs the drug business, if Dora Akunyili was a Yoruba woman your people would’ve said she’s persecuting igbos when it’s evident you guys are running the drug game .
This country is best suited for a regional government no tribe likes to get punished by another ethnic group unless it’s within their tribe that’s when they can take it in good faith.

ElSudani:
She was a member of the house of representatives when she went to Indonesia to plead on behalf of your brothers on the death row in that country.
This was long before Obi lost an election, this was long before Tinubu became president.
Who was my 'tribal gods' in power during this time when she was trying to save your brothers from the hangman?
She got one out eventually but rather than be happy about it your innate hatred for her would not allow you to be thankful.

Bigkoko:
So this old ugly Wich wan claim glory for a case done pro Bono?

As in ehhh....

The ugly Wich fit dey vex say no be a Ronu for Saudi Arabia facing death by beheading they review the case.

Now, I won't be surprised if na willful ignorance on her own part allowed the innocent man suffer this much to the point of a legal practitioner doing the job a Govt Diasporan agency and their lawyers supposed do!

80% of deaths metted out to Nigerians are as a result of ignorance, derelict of duty or wilfully negligence.

Kudos to the lawyer. I like winners!

Mr. Ogebe, who had approached Dabiri-Erewa for her intervention,

pyyxxaro:
I won’t be surprised if he’s caught after 3months again

MadPolitician:
She's trying to insert her dubious self into the middle of the whole story, just to extract as much praise as she can. The lady is unbelievable.
Just as you said, the lack of effective diplomatic representation has led to the imprisonment and deaths of many Nigerians abroad.

Many other countries would go the extra lenght to make sure that their citizens are not jailed wrongly and are educated about the dangers of illicit business, but over here, Abike and her couturier of petty minded colleagues are busy playing tribal politics with their jobs.

chiagozien:
When will the Abike free Yoba goats in death row in Saudi Arabia.