Another Nigerian , simply identified as Saheed Sobade, has been reportedly nabbed with 1,183 grams of cocaine powder in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
This is barely four days after the execution of a Nigerian woman, Kudirat Afolabi and others in Saudi Arabia over drug trafficking.
Recall that the federal government condemned the execution of Afolabi , a widow and mother of two ,who was executed on April 1.
The ministry of foreign affairs said the Saudi authorities did not inform the Nigerian mission in Saudi Arabia of the arrest and prosecution of the deceased Nigerian.
According to the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora Abike Dabiri-Erewa,who made this known while speaking on Friday ,described the incident as another sad news to Nigerians.
She was a guest on Arise Television
Apparently unhappy with rising case of arrest and execution of Nigerians in far away Middle East, Erewa lamented that: “I have bad news for you. Just yesterday, in the midst of the cacophony of 20 to be killed, eight have been killed, another Nigerian was caught with cocaine in Jeddah,” Dabiri-Erewa said.
“He was caught with 1,183 grams of cocaine powder. As he was arrested, the mission was informed and his name is Saheed Ayinde Sobade.
Dabiri-Arewa added that the Saudi authorities do not spare any country when it comes to drugs.
She called for fair trial, and also appealed to Nigerians back home not to engage in criminal activities on matter the condition
“It’s a sad commentary that at this point in our lives we are tribalising crime. Crime is crime. We should not debase the green passport,”she said.
“We should not allow a few bad eggs to spoil the bond. The Dubai thing was all over the places. We saw the faces released to the public; only the eyes were covered and also the names.
“So, there’s no reason why it will not be mentioned. However, for the Saudi incident, the woman that was executed, we have to tell the family first before making an announcement.
“So after informing the family, the minister for foreign affairs issued a statement stating her name, Kudirat Adesola Afolabi, a lady and a mother of two.”
