Describing the sad development as tragic and pathetic, the Federal Government has condemned Monday’s execution of a Nigerian woman by Saudi Arabia for alleged drug-related offences.
Specifically, the Saudi Interior Ministry claimed that two Pakistani men, a Yemeni man and the Nigerian were executed for drug trafficking, bringing the number of people killed this year to fifty-three.
The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa reacting to the execution alleged that some airlines collude with drug syndicates to implicate unsuspecting Nigerian passengers.
Dabiri-Erewa said twenty more Nigerians were on death row in the Asian country for similar offences while twelve had been prosecuted and are to serve various jail terms.
Meanwhile the presidential aide has described as disgraceful the arrest of five Nigerians for allegedly robbing a bureau de change in Sharjah, India of Dh2.3 million worth about two hundred and twenty-six million naira.
