Nigerian death row convict, Chijoke Stephen
Obioha was executed in Singapore early this
morning, after the Court of Appeal dismissed an
Urgent Criminal Motion filed by his lawyer, Mr
Joseph Chen, yesterday.
The Singapore Anti-Death Penalty Campaign
member, Mr Ravi, who is assisting Mr Joseph
with the research for the case, took to his
Facebook page an hour ago to announce the
news.
"This morning, at 6am, the execution of Chijioke
Stephen Obioha took place. I am not even sure
if his family from Nigeria were able to attend.
Soon it will be all forgotten together with
Chijioke’s name, but for the many of us who
fight and campaign to eradicate this barbaric
practice of death by hanging, and for those of
us who challenge the mandatory death penalty
for drug trafficking in Singapore, our work will
go on. And it must."
In an update, Mr Ravi said that he is making
arrangement with the Roman Catholic Prison
Ministry to claim his body for proper burial
today or tomorrow.
"Update: I'm currently arranging with the Roman
Catholic Prison Ministry ( RCPM) to claim the
body of Chijioke from the Singapore Prisons
Service for a proper funeral in accordance with
his religious beliefs.The funeral will take place
either today or tomorrow depending on how
soon the SPS could release the body.
Will keep you posted"
Chijoke was first arrested in 2007 and
sentenced to the Mandatory Death Penalty in
2008 after being found guilty of trafficking more
than 2kg of Cannabis. His execution tomorrow
will bring and end to possibly the longest delay
between sentencing and execution. Chijoke has
spent almost 8 years on death row and more
than 9 years behind bars.
The resultant effect of "get rich or dia trying", if only we can all find purpose and meaning of life .#marmone#money#pursuitofwealth
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