Indonesian media say the execution, by firing squad, took place at 00:30 local time, which translates to 6:30pm Nigerian time. The Nigerians involved were Sylvester Obiekwe Nwolise (pictured), Raheem Agbaje Salami and Okwudili Oyatanze.
Five others killed were Indonesian Zainal Abidin, Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, Brazilian Rodrigo Gularte, and Ghanaian Martin Anderson.
However, Mary Jane Veloso, the only woman among the nine, was spared at the last hour after a woman reported to have tricked her into the crime turned herself in to the police in the Philippines.
“We’ve carried out the executions,” The Jakarta Post quoted an official of the Attorney-General’s Office (AGO) as saying. “The executions were carried out at 12:30 a.m.,” Suhendro Putro, funeral director with the Javanese Christian Church (GKJ) in Cilacap, said in a short message service.
Tony Spontana, spokesman of the AGO, said the government had agreed to the final requests fielded by two Australian death-row convicts for their bodies to be flown to Australia for burial. A Cilacap Police officer said that after the executions, prayers were said for each person according to their respective religions. “The executions went well, without any disruptions,” he said.
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