Nigerian footballer executed in Singapore for drug trafficking

A Nigerian footballer Chijioke Stephen Obioha was executed in Singapore on Friday morning for drug trafficking in the Asian country. The hanging of the striker was brutally carried out after the Court of Appeal dismissed a motion filed by his lawyer and pleas for clemency were rejected. The 38-year-old was executed at Changi Prison after his eleventh-hour appeal was rejected by the apex court. His parents and family in Nigeria were informed at dawn of his execution after his lawyer failed to secure a stay of execution on Thursday. His lawyer filed a criminal motion in court for a stay... Read Full Story