The Nigerian government has criticised Saudi Arabia for executing a Nigerian woman for drug-related cases, describing the act as pathetic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the Saudi Interior Ministry, a Nigerian woman, two Pakistani men and a Yemeni man were charged for drug trafficking, and executed having been found guilty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The recent execution brought the number of people executed this year to 53.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on Diaspora, said the woman is the eighth Nigerian to be executed in such manner in the country this year alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dabiri-Erewa said 20 more Nigerians are on death row in the country for similar offences, while 12 had been prosecuted and are to serve various jail terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She said: “So we have had cases where truly they didn\u2019t commit the offence. We have appealed to the Saudi authorities to make the trials fair, open and ensure that justice is done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEven if you are going to die, you will know that you die for an offence you committed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe appeal to Nigerians going to Saudi Arabia to obey the laws of the land. Even kolanut is treated as a drug. We will continue to appeal to the Saudi authorities to treat some of the cases with some form of leniency.\u201d
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