Four Prisoners Hanged In Edo

Four prisoners on death row were executed yesterday by officials of the Nigeria Prison Services in Edo State.

One of those also to be executed is to die by firing squad.
The four prisoners were killed after a Federal High Court rejected a lawsuit file by some Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) against signing of the execution warrants by Governor Adams Oshiomhole.
Edo State Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General, Henry Idahagbon confirmed the execution but said it was an affair of the Nigeria Prisons.
He said a notice of appeal was brought to him but whether it was served on prisons officials were not his concern.
The names of the executed prisoners could not be confirmed as at press time.
Deputy Director for Africa at Amnesty International, Lucy Freeman, in a statement, called for the halting of the executions and described the court decision as a major setback for justice and human rights in Nigeria.
“The Nigerian authorities must immediately halt the execution of these five men and allow them to appeal their cases in the courts.”
According to Amnesty International’s Death Sentences and Executions 2012 report, Nigeria has not carried out any known executions since 2006, but sentenced 56 people to death last year. Approximately, 1000 people are reportedly on death row in the country.

Posted: at 25-06-2013 11:56 AM (10 years ago) | Hero

sorry oooo

Posted: at 25-06-2013 01:14 PM (10 years ago) | Upcoming

Eya Rip

Posted: at 25-06-2013 01:23 PM (10 years ago) | Hero

If you cannot do the time (in prison or face execution) do not do the crime!

Posted: at 25-06-2013 01:31 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

nawa oh

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Posted: at 25-06-2013 01:52 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Poster u shld enlightened us more on dier crimes dat warranted dat judgement, cos i bliv no man has d right 2condemn anoda 2death except our oga at d top @ God

Posted: at 25-06-2013 01:59 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Wat is d degree of their crime???

Posted: at 25-06-2013 02:16 PM (10 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Justice justice justice

Posted: at 25-06-2013 02:28 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

what was there offence?naturally its only anybody that kills that is suppose to be kill as well or hw many government or there officials that has being killing people in mass has be sentensed to death?see accident everywhere or am i suppose to be the 1 to construct those roads where people die everyday?

Posted: at 25-06-2013 02:35 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

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4 convicts hanged in Benin

Four convicts who had been on the death row were Monday executed by hanging in Benin City, capital of Edo State, south-south Nigeria.
The execution which took place in the premises of the Benin City Central Prisons, has however elicited condemnation from Amnesty International.

In a statement, the international human rights group, called on Nigerian government for restraint in carrying out the execution which it said was confirmed by a court yesterday in Benin City.
Edo State Attorney General and Commissioner for justice, Henry Idahagbon, who confirmed the executions, said the convictions were got many years ago as far as the Supreme Court.
Idahagbon who could not confirm names of the executed criminals, said three of them were convicted outside the state, but have been in prison in Benin City, adding that the execution of the convictions was on the prison authorities who requested for the go ahead.
“I didn’t memories the names, but they are in the document forwarded to me in the office. If you come to me tomorrow, I can get them for you,” Idahagbon said.
There are eight condemned prisoners in Benin Prisons.
One of them is Edo state born Agbonmware Omorogie, who was convicted since 1994 and who exhausted his right of appeal at the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
Another death row convict is Cyracius Ogidi from Imo State, convicted for armed robbery by military tribunal since 1997
There is also ThanKGod Ebhos, from Kaduna State convicted for armed robbery by military tribunal since 1988.
Chima Ejifor convicted since August 1998 at the age of 27 has also exhausted his appeal at the Supreme Court.

Others are: Richard Igago, arrested in 1994 and convicted on 19-12-1995 by an Edo State High Court, Osarenmwinda Aiguokhian-arrested on 7-7-1993 and convicted for armed robbery by military tribunal on 18-1-1996, Daniel Nsofor-arrested in Edo State on 31-11-1992 and convicted on 19-6-1996 and Apostle Igene, from Delta State-arrested on 9-5-1997 and convicted for armed robbery by military tribunal in 1998 at the age of 28 with no right of appeal.
P.M.NEWS could not confirm from the attorney-general who out of the eight men were hanged Monday.

On claims that there was a stay of execution order, Idahagbon said his office got the stay of execution papers but that the execution was not to be carried out by his office.
Sources within the prison however confirmed that the fifth condemned criminals will be executed before Friday this week by firing squad.

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Posted: at 25-06-2013 02:38 PM (10 years ago) | Addicted Hero