Nigeria's Ambassador to China, Aminu Wali, says 400 Nigerians are languishing in Chinese jails and that one of them was executed by lethal injection last month.
Wali told a group of Nigerian journalists in Beijing, China, yesterday that majority of the convicts were tried for hard drug-related offences.
He added that another Nigerian had recently had his death sentence suspended and could finally have it commuted to life imprisonment due to the intervention of the embassy.
"Something is wrong with our value system." he said, adding that he was arranging a stakeholders' meeting with leaders from a geo-political zone in Nigeria where most of the convicts came from.
He lamented that the embassy usually got to know about this group of Nigerians only after they had been arrested.
"As we speak, one of my consular officers is on a prison visit to meet convicted Nigerians or suspects still undergoing trial.
"This embassy was earlier informed of another arrest and before the end of the day, up to five such letters may be received here," Wali said.
The ambassador said he was visiting the convicts in Chinese prisons personally on a quarterly basis and ensuring that they were fairly comfortable by donating money for their needs.
He also disclosed that some Nigerians sell their passports on running into difficult times in China and would finally remember their embassy when arrested.
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