Amnesty International Urges President Tinubu to Intervene as Nigerian Spends Over 20 Years on Death Row in Saudi Arabia
Amnesty International has called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently intervene in the case of Sulaimon Olufemi, a Nigerian national who has spent more than 20 years on death row in Saudi Arabia. Olufemi was sentenced in 2005 following a trial criticized for failing international fair trial standards. Despite the alleged payment of blood money (diyya) in 2024, his death sentence remains uncommuted, and he continues to be detained at Al-Shumaisi prison without legal representation. Amnesty is urging intensified diplomatic engagement to ensure his rights and legal relief.
Amnesty International has called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently intervene in the case of Sulaimon Olufemi, a Nigerian national who has spent more than 20 years on death row in Saudi Arabia. Olufemi was sentenced in 2005 following a trial criticized for failing international fair trial standards. Despite the alleged payment of blood money (diyya) in 2024, his death sentence remains uncommuted, and he continues to be detained at Al-Shumaisi prison without legal representation. Amnesty is urging intensified diplomatic engagement to ensure his rights and legal relief.
Amnesty International Urges President Tinubu to Intervene as Nigerian Spends Over 20 Years on Death Row in Saudi Arabia
Amnesty International has called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently intervene in the case of Sulaimon Olufemi, a Nigerian national who has spent more than 20 years on death row in Saudi Arabia. Olufemi was sentenced in 2005 following a trial criticized for failing international fair trial standards. Despite the alleged payment of blood money (diyya) in 2024, his death sentence remains uncommuted, and he continues to be detained at Al-Shumaisi prison without legal representation. Amnesty is urging intensified diplomatic engagement to ensure his rights and legal relief.
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