Indonesia: Three Nigerians executed by firing squad for drug trafficking
Three Nigerians and one local convicted for drug trafficking in Indonesia have been executed by firing squad, an official said.
They were put to death shortly after midnight, Noor Rachmad, deputy attorney general for general crimes, told reporters.
He 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.
“The executions were for now conducted on four convicts on death row,” he said.
“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.”
One of the Nigerians was Humphrey Jefferson Ejike. His legal team says he was unjustly killed.
“At this stage, we can only say that we are extremely disappointed with the fact that Jeff was executed,” said Raynov Tumorang by text message.
“The government does not respect the ongoing legal process on Jeff’s case.”
“There is strong evidence of torture and he was not given a fair trial. Racism towards our client can be seen in the court decision.”
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