Sunday, July 10, 2011

Three Nigerians executed for killing countryman

Three Nigerians who murdered fellow countryman in Saudi Arabia were executed on
Sunday at Baiah Square in downtown Jeddah after they carried out a fatal robbery, the Saudi Arabian authorities said in a statement according to the SPA.

Muhammad Ismail, Abdul Quddus Adam Abdul Quddus and Muhammad Abdullah were found guilty of murdering fellow countryman Umar Muhammad Adam in a home invasion in 2008.

In addition to breaking in, the men were found guilty of beating the victim’s wife and stealing mobile phones and cash from the home.

The body of the victim was found bound and gagged, indicating he was alive before being tied up, along with his wife. An Interior Ministry statement said the victim was strangled to death.

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