Nigerian footballer executed in Singapore after eight years on death row

A Nigerian footballer, Chijioke Obioha, was, on Friday morning, executed in Singapore, after the Court of Appeal dismissed a motion filed by his lawyer.
Obioha arrived Singapore eight years ago for football trials with an unnamed club, but was arrested by anti-narcotics officials for being in possession of hard drugs.
The graduate of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) also had on him keys to an apartment where hard drugs are kept, which forced the Singaporean authorities to pronounce him guilty as charged.
“This morning, at 6 am, the execution of Chijioke Obioha took place. I am not even sure if his family from Nigeria were able to attend. Soon, it will be all forgotten together with Chijioke’s name, but for the many of us who fight and campaign to eradicate this barbaric practice of death by hanging, and for those of us who challenge the mandatory death penalty for drug trafficking in Singapore, our work will go on. And it must.” Anti-Death Penalty Campaign member, Mr. Ravi, said.
“I’m currently arranging with the Roman Catholic Prison Ministry (RCPM) to claim the body of Chijioke from the Singapore Prisons Service for a proper funeral in accordance with his religious beliefs. The funeral will take place either today or tomorrow depending on how soon the SPS could release the body”.