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Suleimon Death Row: Family Appeals For Clemency From Govt.
The family of Suleimon Olufemi, a Nigerian, has appealed for the forgiveness of their son from the Saudi Arabian authorities.
Suleimon who has been on death row for 18 years was said to have gone for a lesser hajj in Saudi Arabia in 2002 where he was accused alongside others of being part of a mob action that killed a Police officer.
His family again appealed for clemency and forgiveness for their son from the Saudi Arabian authorities when they visited the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) office in Lagos through Bode Olufemi, the younger brother of Suleiman.
In their reaction, NIDCOM assured the family of Suleimon that the Nigerian Government is doing everything in its capacity to ensure his release.
The NIDCOM’s Chairman, Abike Dabiri-Erewa gave the assurance when she received Suleimon’s family who is appealing to the Saudi authorities for clemency.
Suleimon Olufemi
Dabiri-Erewa, in a statement made available by the Commission’s Head of Media and Public Relations, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, noted that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, NIDCOM, the Nigerian Mission in Saudi Arabia, some members of the Diaspora community in Saudi, Amnesty International as well as the House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora have all intervened in the matter.
She reiterated her advise to Nigerian youths to avoid getting into trouble when they travel out, wondered why a young, promising man who went for Umrah, will allow himself to be dragged into a mob action that involved many people.
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The NIDCOM boss assured the family that the Commission will work with other Government agencies to facilitate the return of Suleimon to his family.
EkoHotBlog gathered that the daughter of the late officer who was two years old at the time of the incident and now above 18, will determine if Suleimon should live or die.
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