With recent changes in Vietnamese law, Nigerian Ejiogu
Benjamin Ikechukwu who committed a hard drug offense and has been on the
waiting list of Vietnamese execution would be one of those who will fall prey
to the new law of silencing drug dealers through lethal injection. The use of lethal
injection to kill criminals only came to effect last August when the first
victim was killed through the process.
According to informed sources, more than 10 Nigerians may
have been silenced secretly by the
Vietnamese government for hard drug offenses and other related offenses in the
past year.
Vietnam in 2011 suspended public Execution by firing
squad as it has always relied on
carrying out capital punishment to deal with all criminals flouting her drug
law.
According to sources, the country had a gap of two years
from 2011 during which they perfected all plans for the new law on lethal injection
and during the time, made efforts to
procure chemicals for lethal injections production.
Only last August, Vietnam executed its first prisoner by the
method.
In 2011.an appeal by emn-news.com to the Federal government
of Nigeria to enter into negotiation with the government of Vietnam so that
erring Nigerians in the country could be spared of incessant execution was
never taken seriously.
The appeal followed the pending execution of one Michael
Ikenna Nduanya, another Nigerian youngster who was committed to death for drug
trafficking in Vietnam. Michael’s Vietnamese wife, who was an accomplice in the
drug deal, was sentenced to life imprisonment.
Michael fell prey to the first group of drug pushers who was
killed by lethal injection. But briefly
after his sentence was handed, the new law was put forward for deliberation and
his fate was then suspended because the law changed since July of that year. He
was sentenced in March of that year as deliberations were on-going on the use
of lethal injection.
It was the contention of the government that lethal
injection would be a more dignifying death for drug criminals than firing
squad.
As news of Nduanya’s death sentence broke out in 2011,
Nigerians across the world called on the Nigerian Federal government to make
concerted effort to negotiate his life with the communist government of
Vietnam.
He was then described as one of the victims of Nigerian
government’s youth neglect with millions wasting away due to unemployment and
lack of motivation for self-employment
due to non-provision of infrastructures.
Responding to the call for a more caring attitude by the
Nigerian government towards the citizens outside the country, the Senate
leader, David Mark said then that Nigerians who engage in riminal offenses outside the country deserve
to die because of their act. His view
was seen by many as an act of contempt towards the nation’s constitution as it
preserved the live of Nigerians both home and abroad. Many even pointed out to
the fact that power nations always protect their own especially considering the
image tainting such situation might bring to the country.
12 Comments
Haba!! Vietnam
ReplyDeleteToo bad, but nigerians wil not learn
ReplyDeleteHow can dey say amen to such a falacious player
ReplyDeleteAs far as vietnam to trafick drug.
ReplyDeleteLet them sufer for their crime joor
ReplyDeleteSo sad, let others learn from it
ReplyDeleteSo shamful
ReplyDeleteNigerian leaders are committing crimes far more than drug peddling. Who has killed or handed them over to death? They're all after the money that the entity called Nigeria can yield them and not after the citizens of Nigeria. It's a shame.
ReplyDeleteWill our nigerian guys learn? Fast way of making moni kills
ReplyDeleteBad governance is de actual key factor to this problem. Nothing seems to be working here, dats why young guys luk for other ways of making cash...not justifying drug peddling thou...
ReplyDeleteDon't u think that situation of things in dis country might push people to trafick drugs
ReplyDeleteBy de way what's david mark saying? All de politicians embezling public fund dat cud betta de lives of poor citizens are dey not walking freely? Ve they been prosecuted takless of executed?
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