Nigerians React To Alleged Wrongful Execution Of Kudirat Afolabi In Saudi Arabia… Call Out Onyeama and Abike Dabiri

Nigerians have taken to various social media platforms to call out the minister of foreign affairs and SSA on foreign affairs concerning the wrongful execution of a Nigerian lady, Kudirat Afolabi. A Twitter user “@Mrpenfold_ ” made a thread highlighting the ignorance of the Foreign affairs ministry and all involved.

The execution of Kudirat Adesola Afolabi is solely on The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama and The SSA to PMB on Foreign Affairs & Diaspora, Ms Abike Dabiri. That was the execution of an innocent person in a foreign land that need not have happened.

The KSA authorities were only concerned with the fact that prohibited drugs were found in her luggage, and she was sentenced based on that. However, the Nigerian State had determined that the real perpetrators were the members of the drug syndicate at the Kano Airport, infact, the real criminals had been arrested and prosecuted in Nigeria, and Kudirat’s innocence established in Nigeria. The Nigerian Consul in KSA, was aware of this fact, and had written TWICE to the Minister of Foreign Affairs over this, first time in December 2018.

Second time in February 2019, the Consul is reported to have said there was no response to his letters. The impending execution was widely reported in the media before Adeshola was executed 2 weeks ago. That was one needless death, of an innocent, that shouldn’t have happened

Imagine being on Death row and facing death every day with the knowledge that you are innocent, the misery, the torture of facing certain death with the full knowledge that you are innocent, that is totally totally inhumane, maybe if our high govt officials spend more time on actually Ministering to Foreign affairs and Assisting Nigerians in Diaspora instead of being quick to air opinions in the media (Social, Print and Electronic) there might be less of such deaths.

Kudirat Adeshola Afolabi, your country failed you, your government failed you, Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un Rest in peace and may your soul find rest and succor with your maker.