SINGAPORE EXECUTES MEN FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Singapore has executed two African men for drug smuggling after rejecting appeals for clemency by Nigeria's president, the UN and rights groups. Iwuchukwu Amara Tochi, 21, of Nigeria, and 35-year-old Okeke Nelson Malachy, a stateless African, were hanged
Singapore has executed two African men for drug smuggling after rejecting appeals for clemency by Nigeria's president, the UN and rights groups. Iwuchukwu Amara Tochi, 21, of Nigeria, and 35-year-old Okeke Nelson Malachy, a stateless African, were hanged at dawn.
Tochi was arrested at the airport in Singapore in 2004, carrying almost a million dollars worth of heroin. Malachy was convicted as the intended recipient of the drugs. Both men were hanged at Changi Prison, officials said.
Tochi was arrested at the airport in Singapore in 2004, carrying almost a million dollars worth of heroin. Malachy was convicted as the intended recipient of the drugs. Both men were hanged at Changi Prison, officials said.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: BBC, 26/01/2007)