3 Nigerians executed in Indonesia for drug trafficking
Fri Jul 29, 2016 01:24:pm Gist
5.6K By Buchi Obichie
Three Nigerian drug convicts and one local, were executed by firing squad on Friday (local time) in Indonesia.
According to the Indonesian Deputy Attorney General for General Crimes, Noor Rachmad,the men were put to death shortly after midnight.
Rachmad did not say why 10 other drug convicts, who had been expected to face the firing squad, were not executed; although the island where the convicts were being put to death was hit by a major storm as the executions took place.
Explaining to reporters, he said, "The executions were for now conducted on four convicts on death row.
"This is not a fun job. For us, this is really a sad job because it involves people's lives.
"This was done not in order to take lives but to stop evil intentions, and the evil act of drug trafficking."
According to the Indonesian Deputy Attorney General for General Crimes, Noor Rachmad,the men were put to death shortly after midnight.
Rachmad did not say why 10 other drug convicts, who had been expected to face the firing squad, were not executed; although the island where the convicts were being put to death was hit by a major storm as the executions took place.
Explaining to reporters, he said, "The executions were for now conducted on four convicts on death row.
"This is not a fun job. For us, this is really a sad job because it involves people's lives.
"This was done not in order to take lives but to stop evil intentions, and the evil act of drug trafficking."
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