924 Nigerians on death row –LEDAP

Date: 11-11-2011 6:11 am (12 years ago) | Author: Paddy Hayes
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From mutiu ganiyu,osogbo Friday November 11, 2011

A non-governmental organization, Legal Defence and Assistance Project (LEDAP) has disclosed that 924 Nigerians have been sentenced to death and are awaiting execution in Nigeria. According to LEDAP, South West Coordinator, Mr. Dare Adeoye, the finding is contained in the recent publication of the organization, disclosing that eight out of the condemned people are female.

“As of July 2011, 924 persons awaiting execution are being held in death row cells in maximum security prisons at Kirikiri, Lagos, Enugu,Jos, Kaduna, Port Harcourt , Warri and Ibara (Abeokuta). 96 countries have abolished the use of the death penality while 59 countries including Nigeria still use it.

“In Africa, many large democratic states have abolished it, including Senegal, Ghana, South Africa, Gabon and Togo.49 countries permit it but have not used the death penalty for at least 10 years, “LEDAP findings show. The offences that carried death penalty are murder, armed robbery,
treason and conspiracy to treason, kidnapping (Abia, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Ebonyi Enugu and Imo states), instigating an invasion of Nigeria, fabricating false evidence leading to the conviction and death of an innocent person and aiding the suicide of a child or lunatic.

In the states practicing Sharia (Islamic) Law, such as Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Kaduna, Kano, Kebbi, Jigawa,Niger, Sokoto ,Yobe and Zamfara states, the following offences attract death penalty; Rape, Incest, Liwat (homosegxwal sodomy) and Zina (adultery). Meanwhile ,participants at the workshop organized by LEDAP in Osogbo on “Reform of Criminal Justice Administration and Death Penalty” were divided on whether the death penalty should be abrogated or not.

Those who canvassed for abolition of death penalty noted that life is sacred and nobody under any guise has right to take it while those who wanted it retained said for such heinous crimes that attract the ultimate penalty, there is no other punishment that commensurate with the gravity of the offence.

via Daily Sun
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Posted: at 11-11-2011 06:11 AM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
- kaasko at 11-11-2011 10:04 AM (12 years ago)
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..... died (((((
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Death when it comes will have no denial.
Posted: at 11-11-2011 10:04 AM (12 years ago) | Newbie
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- cadanre at 11-11-2011 10:28 AM (12 years ago)
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All the perpetrators of religious crises, bombings, armed robbery during which the victims were miamed and all sorts of killer crimes should be sent to their death as they send other people to their death too. That is the only justice. All those that kills should also be killed. If not, the sheding of innocent blood will continue as no serious punishment is provided for it. KILL THE KILLERS.

Posted: at 11-11-2011 10:28 AM (12 years ago) | Hero
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