Saudi authorities have revealed the names of at least 23 Nigerians currently on the death row in the Middle Eastern country for drug-related offences, The Nation reports.
They were said to have been arrested between 2016 and 2017 at King Abdul-Aziz International Airport, Jeddah; and Prince Muhammad bin Abdu- Aziz International Airport, Madinah.
This comes two weeks after a Nigerian woman, Kudirat Afolabi, was executed for drug trafficking.
According to the report, the names of the convicted persons are:
Adeniyi Adebayo Zikri
Tunde Ibrahim
Jimoh Idhola Lawal
Lolo Babatunde
Sulaiman Tunde
Idris Adewuumi Adepoju
Abdul Raimi Awela Ajibola
Yusuf Makeen Ajiboye
Adam Idris Abubakar
Saka Zakaria
Biola Lawal
Isa Abubakar Adam
Ibrahim Chiroma
Hafis Amosu
Aliu Muhammad
Funmilayo Omoyemi Bishi
Mistura Yekini
Amina Ajoke Alobi
Kuburat Ibrahim
Alaja Olufunke Alalaoe Abdulqadir
Fawsat Balagun Alabi
Aisha Muhammad Amira
Adebayo Zakariya
