Anyaoku blames Nigerians for execution in Indonesia

Former Secretary General of Commonwealth Chief Emeka Anyaoku said yesterday that Nigerians, who travel abroad and disobey the laws of their host countries, are responsible for any fate that befalls them.

Speaking with reporters after a meeting with President-elect Muhammadu Buhari refused to blame the Indonesian government for executing four Nigerians.

He said: “The debacle in Indonesia is not a foreign policy issue, but an issue of the behavior of Nigerians. Nigerians will go to Indonesia and other countries like Malaysia, Thailand, they have a law that if u gets involved in drug promotion, the penalty is capital punishment.

“The president of Indonesia will tell you that every drug pusher is responsible for the ruination of 200 families and that’s why his country has taken that cue. So, it’s a matter of the behaviour of Nigerian citizens abroad, rather than foreign policy.”

On his meeting with Buhari, he said: “I had useful discussions with the president-elect, congratulated him on his victory and told him he is coming in as president with a very high wave of expectations throughout the country.”