23 Nigerians To Be Executed In Saudi Arabia

At least 23 Nigerians are on death roll in Saudi Arabia over drug-related offenses. This was revealed in a statement released by the Saudi Arabian Government on Saturday.

According to the statement, the suspects were arrested between 2016 and 2017 at King Abdul-Aziz International Airport, Jeddah, and Prince Muhammad Bin Abdu-Aziz International Airport, Madinah.

The suspects were said to have concealed the narcotic substance in their rectum, an act the Saudi Government says contravenes its narcotic and psychotropic substances rules.

The offense is punishable by death. The latest case is coming few weeks after Saudi authorities executed Kudirat Afolabi for drug trafficking and Saheed Sobade, another Nigerian, reportedly nabbed with 1,183 grams of cocaine in Jeddah.

They were said to have been arrested between 2016 and 2017 at King Abdul-Aziz International Airport, Jeddah and Prince Muhammad bin Abdu- Aziz International Airport, Madinah having concealed the banned substances in their rectums, the Saudi document revealed.

The names of the convicted persons were given as: Adeniyi Adebayo Zikri Tunde Ibrahim Jimoh Idhola Lawal Lolo Babatunde Sulaiman Tunde Idris Adewuumi Adepoju Abdul Raimi Awela Ajibola Yusuf Makeen Ajiboye Adam Idris Abubakar Saka Zakaria Biola Lawal Isa Abubakar Adam Ibrahim Chiroma Hafis Amosu Aliu Muhammad Funmilayo Omoyemi Bishi Mistura Yekini Amina Ajoke Alobi Kuburat Ibrahim Alaja Olufunke Alalaoe Abdulqadir Fawsat Balagun Alabi Aisha Muhammad Amira Adebayo Zakariya. This is coming a few weeks after the Saudi authorities executed Kudirat Afolabi for drug trafficking and Saheed Sobade, another Nigerian, reportedly nabbed with 1,183 grams of cocaine powder in Jeddah.