We have no regret killing Nigerian woman-Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia has told Nigeria that it has no regrets killing a Nigerian woman, Kudirat Afolabi who was executed for drug related offences, saying she deserves to die.

The country’s ambassador to Nigeria, Adnan Bostaji, visited the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abuja on Thursday to explain the position of Saudi Arabia on the execution and boldly told officials so.

According to him, the punishment was ‘deservedly meted out on the Nigerian woman because she was found guilty of violating the Sharia law.”

He said that drug trafficking was not permitted in the Saudi Kingdom, adding that though Nigeria and his country enjoyed cordial diplomatic relations the law against drug trafficking applied to everyone in the Kingdom irrespective of their nationality.

“Saudi Arabia is following Sharia law and anyone who violates the law by bringing drugs into Saudi Arabia will be punished by the law.

“This is because we want to save our society from drugs. So, if we don’t impose our Sharia law on these guilty people we may not save our society.

The law is for all people in Saudi Arabia and not only for Saudi citizens,” he said.