Lagos—Human rights groups, Legal Defence and Assistance Project, LEDAP, and Avocats Sans Frontières, ASF, France, have condemned the recent execution of two Nigerians by the Indonesian government.

The groups gave the condemnation, yesterday, in separate interviews with newsmen in Lagos.

Two Nigerians, Daniel Enemuo and Solomon Chibuike Okafor, were executed alongside five others for drug trafficking on Monday.

Others executed were from Brazil, Indonesia, Malawi, the Netherlands and Vietnam.

Mr. Chino Obiagwu, National Coordinator, LEDAP, condemned the executions, noting that the organization was totally against death penalty under any circumstance.

According to him, death penalty, whether in Nigeria or anywhere in the world, is very cruel, especially in a situation where there is no guarantee of fair trial.

On her part, Head of Office, ASF France, Nigeria, Mrs Angela Uwandu, said the organisation was in the forefront for the abolition of death penalty.

She noted that the deceased persons’ alleged crimes did not fall within serious crimes under the international law.

Uwandu said: “We condemn the execution of the Nigerians. However, it is an opportunity to remind the Nigerian government that death penalty should not have any place in our criminal justice system in the 21st century.”