INDONESIA EXECUTES THREE NIGERIAN FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING

Three Nigerians including Michael Titus Igweh have been executed in Indonesia despite global appeal against the harsh sentence.

Igwe during his trial in an Indonesian court

They were killed by firing squad after they were convicted for trafficking drugs, according to officials of the Indonesian government. Nigerian Bulletin reports that the three Nigerians and one Indonesian were put to death after midnight on Thursday, July 28, according to Noor Rachmad, deputy attorney general for general crimes. The report said the official was silent on 10 others slated to be executed but were not

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One of the convicts

Indonesian soldiers executing the convicts