Indonesia executes four Nigerians, others for drug offences

Indonesian authorities on Tuesday
executed four Nigerians and four
others for drug-related offences
despite pleas by the United
Nations, the European Union,
Amnesty International and the
Federal Government.
The Nigerians were identified as
Martin Anderson, 50; Silvester
Nwolise, 47; Okwudili Oyatanze, 41,
and Jamiu Abashin, 50.
The convicts were reportedly taken
to the Nusakambangan Island
where they were executed by
firing squad on Tuesday evening.
According to a report by the UK
Guardian, Abashin was said to be
homeless in Bangkok when a new
“friend” offered him $400 to take
some clothes to Indonesia.
He was nabbed in Surabaya with
5.5kilogrammes of heroin and
sentenced to death in 1999.
Abashin was said to have appealed
for presidential clemency, claiming
he never knew he was carrying the
drugs. His plea was rejected.
Nwolise was sentenced to death in
2002 for smuggling a kilogramme of
heroin into Indonesia.
Oyatanze was sentenced to death
in 2002, after being found guilty of
attempting to bring 2.5kg of heroin
through Jakarta in capsules inside
his stomach.
The United Nations Secretary-
General, Ban Ki-moon, had on
Monday personally appealed to
Indonesia to stop their execution.
The European Union had also
berated Indonesia’s plans to
execute the convicts.
The EU had noted that the death
penalty was not a solution to the
rise in drug-related crimes in the
country.
The only woman among the
convicted, Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso,
a Filipino, was spared in the last
minute because a woman who
reportedly tricked her into carrying
drugs turned herself in.
The remains of the convicted would
be taken to Jakarta, the Indonesia
capital, on Tuesday according to
reports.

sorry to say i dont feel sorry for these people. i know d consequecies of thier action before embarking on this fruitless trip.

Hmm, sorry

R.I.P nigga

RIP

rip