Chairman of the National Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa has revealed that the Saudi Arabian government have executed eight Nigerians over drug-related offences.
She revealed this on Tuesday, April 2 at the State House when she spoke about the execution of a Nigerian woman in the same country. The woman was executed on April 1st.
During her report, Abike Dabiri-Erewa revealed that 20 other Nigerians were on death row in Saudi Arabia awaiting execution over drug-related offence.
She however appealed to the Saudi Arabian authorities for fair hearing on the case of the Nigerians.