Indonesia executed four convicted drug traffickers including three Nigerians late last night. Three Africans and an Indonesian man were shot by firing squad at the Nusakambangan prison island. The government ignored international calls for clemency and considers it a war on drugs.
The attorney general said on Wednesday that 14 prisoners, including citizens of India, Pakistan, and Zimbabwe, would be executed this weekend. Security was stepped up at the Indonesian embassy in Nigerian capital Abuja yesterday as protesters gathered to urge Indonesia to halt the executions. Rights activists and governments have again called on Indonesia to abolish the death penalty. The United Nations and European Union had urged the executions be halted.