The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Relations and the Diaspora Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has regretted the sentencing of eight Nigerians to death by the United Arab Emirate less than three weeks after five others were arrested in the country for robbing a bureau de change.
Dabiri described the incident as unfortunate noting that it did not define the character of Nigerians. The conviction was the climax of prosecution for the robbery attacks the gang carried out in December 2016.
They were specifically found guilty for attacking money exchange centres and cash machines across the Emirate.
Some of the accused confessed to their crimes while others denied the charges.
The UAE Police said the suspects had monitored and tracked the security trucks used to transport money for a period of time before launching the attacks
