'Everyone Knows The Penalty For Drugs Is Death' — Saudi Arabia Defends Execution of Nigerian Woman

The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Nigeria has insisted that all legal and judicial procedures were observed before the execution of a Nigerian woman over alleged drug-related offences.

On Tuesday, the Nigerian Government, through, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Diaspora, had condemned the execution of Kudirat Afolabi, a Nigerian widow and mother of two.

Dabiri had described the execution as "pathetic, sad and tragic", stressing that some airlines had been working with drug syndicates to put such drugs in the bags of unsuspecting passengers.

However, the embassy, in a statement in Abuja, said the execution was carried out after all proofs and legal evidence had been exhausted.

The embassy said the Nigerian woman was accorded every legal right before the death sentence was carried out.

"All accused persons subjected to the legal process in Saudi courts of Law are allowed access to lawyers to litigate on their behalf, and the kingdom avails itself the responsibility to provide lawyers for any persons that have no financial ability to do so," it said in a statement.

"All convicted persons on whom the death penalty has been carried out in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have gone through trials characterized by legal guarantee of justice to their case because the Kingdom's judicial system is established on objectivity and is dependent, in terms of its rfules and regulations, on the Islamic Law, which has always restored rights to their owners and done justice to the victims. This is what the Kingdom has always affirmed.

"The death sentence is only carried out in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia after all proofs and legal evidence have been exhausted regarding the accused, and the process goes through various legal stages until the allegations against the detained persons have been proven beyond reasonable doubt.

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is always in consultation with foreign embassies and consulates in the Kingdom, of which are the Nigerian embassy in Riyadh and Consulate General in Jeddah, and it provides them with all facilitations and information and allows their staff to visit their nationals that are detained vis-a-vis a variety of charges as are related to the different stages of their detention and prosecution, and this is allowed every time of their request through normal channels.

"It is well-known for all those interested in travelling to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that the penalty for drug trafficking is the death sentence and the said sentence is applied on all persons convicted without any exceptions, as long as the evidence is established against them, and this is conveyed to every person prior to his trip to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

"The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia does not neglect the enforcement of penalties in terms of matters of drug trafficking and is determined to apply the law on any person against whom evidence is established in order to combat drug trafficking and protect its citizens from this dangerous menace."

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Where there's no law, there's no sin. But capital punishment is barbaric and should be stopped world over. Killing hasn't stopped people from carrying stuffs into these countries cos people are ready to do anything for money.

Nigerians too should stop violating laws cos there will be consequence.

It's hightime we joined hands to condemn all form of crimes that have given our country all kinds of bad names.

Instead of condemning the execution, I expected Dabiri and every other Nigerian to condemn the act of doing drugs. They have their laws and some people have decided to break them, so let them bear the consequences. You don't expect them to bend their laws to favour us.


If you support the execution like me, please gather here for a selfie

I don't know what the fuss is all about . That's the law of their land and there can't be exceptions .

Its only quite unfortunate that the flat heads will be depopulated drastically

Crime does not pay,o.
Say NO to drugs.


Hope sophisticated regular suspects, Coneheads will hier and lisin bery well




Btw,who haff teach the Saudi people how to harvest head? Y did they harvest the head of the teacher that teach them how to harvest head,why?

Officialgarri:
I don't know what the fuss is all about . That's the law of their land and there can't be exceptions .

Its only quite unfortunate that the flat heads will be depopulated drastically

Coneheaded sophisticated dullards have lost all sense of reasoning. Carry go

How I wish we had such laws against looting of public funds in Nigeria... our country would be amongst top 10 most developed in the world.

Here, there are no consequences for wicked acts and the law is made for the poor.

Politicians like Tinubu, Jonathan, Ganduje, Dieziani have looted the lives of some people dry for their own children to drive Ferrari.

Make dem no worry... Karma is a ....

Amazing response.

Good for Yoruba muslims

germanized:
How I wish we had such laws against looting of public funds in Nigeria... our country would be amongst top 10 most developed

Here, there are no consequences for wicked acts and the law is made for the poor. Politicians like Tinubu, Jonathan, Ganduje, Dieziani have looted the lives of some people dry in order for their own children to drive Ferrari.

Make dem no worry... Karma is a .....

I teee you..

It's the lack of capital punishments as this that's the reason for our backwardness as a nation.

If the gallows had been the punishment for looters, many of our politicians wont even be politicians in the first place.

nwanyionitsha:
Coneheaded sophisticated dullards have lost all sense of reasoning. Carry go

Mumu dey worry you

Saudi Government showing their true colour. Saudi don't take shit like Nigeria.

This is way too extreme

We know jare...... That's y we no carry drugs reach una side.....

You don't want your neck chopped off, don't carry drugs to their kingdom......

God bless you Dabiri. Keep on demanding justice for every Nigerians. Let them all account for the lives of every Nigerians.

Now there is no more killing of Nigerians for the fun of it by other Countries. Well done.

Kill dem bastards

As we are mourning kudirat ...another Nigerian by name Saheed Sobade, was caught again with cocain...n Saudi Arabia...the implication is that his head will soon be cut off....the knive go Tire....them go cut cut till them tire....

Good!
Thank you Saudi Arabia !

Kill them all!
Even if u find Abike Dabiri or Bayo Omoboriowo with drugs on Buhari’s plane, execute them!

Awon oloshi

midolian:
It's hightime we joined hands to condemn all form of crimes that have given our country all kinds of bad names.

Instead of condemning the execution, I expected Dabiri and every other Nigerian to condemn the act of doing drugs. They have their laws and some people have decided to break them, so let them bear the consequences. You don't expect them to bend their laws to favour us.


If you support the execution like me, please gather here for a selfie

which one are u, the cat of ubima or bingo of ukana

Dannyset:
Where there's no law, there's no sin. But capital punishment is barbaric and should be stopped world over. Killing hasn't stopped people from carrying stuffs into these countries cos people are ready to do anything for money.

Nigerians too should stop violating laws cos there will be consequence.

Why can't you say the same thing with China?

try nonsense there they will cut your head sharp sharp

THOSE EXECUTED FOR DRUGS IN SAUDI ARABIA

1. Yusuf Yekini Ajiboye
2. Adebayo Adeniyi
3. Mohammed Abubakar
4. Mohammed Issa
5. IBRAHIM Ciroma
6. Biola Ologunro

THOSE ON DEATH ROW FOR DRUGS IN SAUDI ARABIA

1. Idris Adepoju
2. Abdulrimi Ajibola
3. Jimoh Lawal
4. Tunde Ibraheem
5. Amode Sulaman
6. Hafis Amosun
7. Aliu Mohammed
8. Babatunde
9. Abdulrasaq Lawal
10. Yekini
11. Abubakar
12. Kawu Muhammed
13. Madinah Yahaya
14. Awalu Muhammed
15. Kafilat Oljide
16. Ayisa
17. Abdulraman Mu'azu,
18. Abdulraman Durojaye
19. Abubakar Usman
20. Sunny
21. Emeka
22. Issa.

Officialgarri:
I don't know what the fuss is all about . That's the law of their land and there can't be exceptions .

Its only quite unfortunate that the flat heads will be depopulated drastically

kudirat afolabi. Learn to read

greggng:
As we are mourning kudirat ...another Nigerian by name Saheed Sobade, was caught again with cocain...n Saudi Arabia...the implication is that his head will soon be cut off....the knive go Tire....them go cut cut till them tire....

the knife no go tire at all. So long yoruba muslims and hausa fulani keep taking hard drugs to Saudi Arabia, they will keep catching them and killing them

see better country.God deliver us from enemies shakles.

I thought is only igbos dey do drug,i never no yolobas dey do an too.


But trust yolobas they always try to use their media to destroy the reputation of other tribes,why marketing themselves are holy,saints and accommodators.

well said...I hate daredevils that don't obey laws

omoowo8888:


Mumu dey worry you

These your pictures are something else

CUT everything in their Body. Criminal na Criminal, e no get other name.
But Saudi should Legalise Christian to start visiting their place na.
Com see Igbos - Bow-legs ppl trooping with narcos.
Dem no dey fear cutting, if na pieces u wan piece, dem go patronize u.

Officialgarri:
I don't know what the fuss is all about . That's the law of their land and there can't be exceptions .

Its only quite unfortunate that the flat heads will be depopulated drastically

seems u r the most unintelligent loofer on NL.
Kudirat Adesola Afolabi, a mother of two and a widow, was found guilty of smuggling drugs into Saudi Arabia and executed.
Her name is Kudirat Adesola, a cone head.