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The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as debunked, untrue the report making the rounds that 23 Nigerian allegedly convicted for drug offenses in Saudi Arabia have been executed.

This was made known by the Ministry spokesperson, Mr. Ferdinand Nwonye, on Tuesday.

He said: ” the attention of the mininistry of Forigen Affairs has been drawn to recent report in the media that 23 Nigerians convicted for drug of offenses in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have been executed.

“The Ministry is in contact with Nigeria Mission in Saudi Arabia and it has been confirmed that the story is false and should be disregarded.

“The ministry is investigating claims that most of the trails were carried out without adequate legal representation for the accused persons in accordance with internationally accepted legal principles.

“Furthermore the Nigerian Mission was not informed of the arrests and trials.

“The Federal Government, is, therefore engaging the Saudi authorities through diplomatic channels with a view to finding a just solutuon”.
source: http://newspremises.com.ng/2019/08/27/fg-execution-of-23-nigerians-in-saudi-arabia-is-false/

damilola4162:
The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as debunked, untrue the report making the rounds that 23 Nigerian allegedly convicted for drug offenses in Saudi Arabia have been executed.

This was made known by the Ministry spokesperson, Mr. Ferdinand Nwonye, on Tuesday.

He said: ” the attention of the mininistry of Forigen Affairs has been drawn to recent report in the media that 23 Nigerians convicted for drug of offenses in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have been executed.

“The Ministry is in contact with Nigeria Mission in Saudi Arabia and it has been confirmed that the story is false and should be disregarded.

“The ministry is investigating claims that most of the trails were carried out without adequate legal representation for the accused persons in accordance with internationally accepted legal principles.

“Furthermore the Nigerian Mission was not informed of the arrests and trials.

“The Federal Government, is, therefore engaging the Saudi authorities through diplomatic channels with a view to finding a just solutuon”.
source: http://newspremises.com.ng/2019/08/27/fg-execution-of-23-nigerians-in-saudi-arabia-is-false/

Really?