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The Presidency said on Tuesday the execution of a Nigerian woman over a drug-related offence in Saudi Arabia was “pathetic and tragic”.

 The Nigerian was among four persons executed by  Saudi authorities on Monday, according to the Asian country’s Interior Ministry.



The others were two Pakistani men and a Yemeni man.

Saudi Arabia has executed 53 people this year alone over drug-related offences.

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Diaspora, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, who expressed the feeling of the Federal  Government, recalled that the woman became the eighth  Nigerian to die under similar circumstances.

The SSA, who spoke with State House correspondents in Abuja, disclosed that 20 others were still on death row in Saudi Arabia, besides 12 more already sentenced to prison.

She said the Federal Government was saddened by the fact that in some instances, the unfortunate Nigerians were the victims of drug cartels working with some airline workers.

Dabiri-Erewa said in some cases, drugs were stealthily put in the bags of unsuspecting pilgrims by the cartels only for them to be picked up on arrival in Saudi Arabia.

The SSA added, “We have had cases where truly they didn’t commit the offence. We have appealed to  Saudi authorities to make the trials fair, open and ensure that justice is done. Even if you are going to die, you will know that you will die for an offence you committed.

“So, while we appeal to Nigerians going to Saudi Arabia, we know it is tough, obey the laws of the land. Even kolanut is treated as a drug. So, we will continue to appeal to  Saudi authorities to treat some of the cases with some form of leniency.

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