Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has revealed that the Federal Government has initiated moves to rescue Sulaimon Olufemi who was sentenced to death in 2002 for killing a policeman in Saudi Arabia.
The Chairman of NiDCOM, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, confirmed the government’s effort to rescue Olufemi during a meeting with his family in Abuja.
The Olufemi’s family are appealing to the authorities in Saudi to release their son.
Dabiri-Erewa made it known that NiDCOM is liaising with the Nigerian mission in Saudi Arabia and added that the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffery Onyeama, has held talks with Saudi authorities on the matter.
