two Nigerians convicted of drug trafficking were beheaded by the sword in Saudi

14 April 2008 :

two Nigerians convicted of drug trafficking were beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia's western Mecca region, the official SPA news agency quoted the Interior Ministry statement as saying. Mohammed Qaddus Suleyman and Idris Abdel Ghani Mohammed were sentenced to death for smuggling cocaine hidden inside their stomachs into the kingdom.
 
(Sources: Khaleej Times, 13/04/2008)

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