FG summons Indonesian Ambassador over the execution of two Nigerians for drug trafficking

A Nigerian, Daniel Enemuo, and four foreign nationals were on Sunday executed by Indonesian authorities for drug trafficking-related offences.

Another Nigerian, Mr. Solomon Chibuike Okafor, was also executed. He was however being classified as a citizen of Malawi because he was arrested using a Malawian passport bearing Namaona Denis.

An Indonesian national was also executed for the same offence after they had all been convicted between 2000 and 2011.  It however did not carry out any execution in 2014.

 

 

Daniel Enemuo

Amnesty International and other organisations had pleaded for clemency for the condemned prisoners: Mr. Namaona Denis (Nigeria/Malawi), Ms. Rani Andriani (Indonesia), Mr. Daniel Enemuo (Nigeria), Ms. Tran Thi Bich Hanh (Vietnam), Mr. Marco Archer Cardoso Moreira(Brazil) and  Mr. Ang Liem Soei (Netherlands).

 

Five of them, including Enemuo were executed at the high security prison on the Nusakambangan Island, off the main island of Java while the Vietnamese woman was executed in Boyolali district in Central Java. Five, asides the Dutchman, were convicted for attempting to smuggle hard drugs into Indonesia while the Dutchman was convicted for operating a factory producing ecstasy. All had lost their appeals in December and were executed by firing squad early yesterday morning.

Indonesia’s Attorney General, Mr. H.M Prasetyo, insisted the executions were carried out in accordance with the law and were “not something pleasing or fun.
Indonesia must be saved from narcotics…this is a crime against humanity that damages the morals of the younger generation,” he said.  The executions have now caused a diplomatic row between Indonesia, Brazil and Netherlands as both nations have recalled their ambassadors in protest.

 

The Nigerian Government have also expressed their disappointment over the executions despite consistent pleas to the Indonesian government.  The Foreign Minister has summoned the Indonesian Ambassador to register Nigeria’s protest.