The Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa has disclosed that the execution of a Nigerian man identified as Chijioke Obioha in Singapore on Friday for drug related offences was heartbreaking.
She said this in a statement made available by her Special Assistant on Media, Abdur-Rahman Balogun in Abuja adding that the unfortunate incident was amidst repeated warnings to Nigerians to obey the laws of the land of their host countries.
She said: "While we regret the death of the Nigerian, we once again appeal to Nigerians to avoid crimes like drug trafficking with most countries especially in Asia declaring zero tolerance for drug trafficking."
She further stated her appeal to Nigerians to avoid drug peddling in their host countries as laws of countries, whether acceptable or not, will be difficult to influence.
The aforementioned Chijioke was caught in Singapore trafficking in hard drugs on December 30, 2008 before he was finally executed on Friday November 18, 2016.
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