The
Federal government through the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Aminu
Wali, has summoned the Indonesian ambassador to Nigeria to protest the
execution of two Nigerians by the Indonesian government on Sunday January 18th.2015.
According to the statement, the President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, approved the execution of only one Nigerian identified as Daniel Emenuo aka Diarrassoube Mamadou in the list of six condemned drugs convicts in December 2014, while another Nigerian Solomon Okafor ,who was mistaken for a Malawian named Namaona Denis was also killed during the execution
According to the statement, the President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, approved the execution of only one Nigerian identified as Daniel Emenuo aka Diarrassoube Mamadou in the list of six condemned drugs convicts in December 2014, while another Nigerian Solomon Okafor ,who was mistaken for a Malawian named Namaona Denis was also killed during the execution
"The
executions were carried out despite persistent pleas for clemency made by the
federal government, including the National Assembly. The executions had taken
place against the grain of the excellent relations that subsist between Nigeria
and Indonesia. Thus, the foreign minister has summoned the Indonesian
Ambassador to register Nigeria’s protest" the statement read.
The
Federal government expressed their condolence to the families of the two men
executed and also warned Nigerians to desist from drug trafficking.
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