Members of United Nigerians in Diaspora (UNID)
led by Dr. Paschal Okoli organized a peaceful
protest in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory on
Monday, 11th May, urging the federal
government to intervene in the gruesome
execution of Nigerians in Indonesia. More pics
after the cut...
The protesters who carried placards with
different inscriptions called on the federal
government to do something about the ugly
incident, even as they condemned the act of drug
trafficking and other related offences by
Nigerians, particularly in Indonesia, which
attracts death penalty.
The group expressed confidence that the
government can do something about the ugly
development to forestall further killings of
Nigerians in the country. They called on the
federal government to do everything humanly
possible to save the lives of the remaining seven
(7) Nigerian inmates in Indonesia who are due
for execution in no distant time. It would be
recalled that about thirteen (13) Nigerians were
executed already in the ugly circumstance
recently.
The Association equally recalled that two (2)
Indonesian citizens who were found guilty in a
similar offence in Malaysia were pardoned and
sent back to their country (Indonesia) following
the intervention of Indosian government. In
another instance, ten (10) Indonesian citizens
were condemned in Malaysia over similar offence
but were later pardoned and sent back to
Indonesia due to quick and serious intervention
of Indonesian government. Again, five (5)
Indonesians have been condemned in Saudi
Arabia presently over the same offence and the
government of Indonesia is fighting tirelessly to
secure their release.
The group therefore queried why Nigerian
government is so indifferent towards the plight
of her citizens in Indonesia.