The Kano State High Court on Monday sentenced two people to death by hanging for murdering a businessman in 2005.

The duo were convicted on a two-count charge of conspiracy and murder.
The convicts were arraigned before the court in 2007 for hitting one Sule Adamu on the head with a stick before cutting his throat with a knife.

The prosecution team, led by Senior State Counsel Bashir Sale, told the court that the offences were punishable under Sections 221(b) and 97(1) of the Penal Code.

Sale presented six witnesses during the trial and also tendered the knife that was used to commit the crime as exhibit.

Justice Nuhu Galadanci ordered that the two convicts be hanged by the neck.

The verdict was delivered after recent criticism from the Nigerian Catholic bishops, which was contained in a statement signed by Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of Jos, against the execution of four convicts in Edo State.

Kaigama described the executions as a clear departure from modernity to savagery, adding that they believe that other actions aimed at reforming criminals would do better good to the society than capital punishment.

Amnesty International had earlier called on the Federal Government to stop the execution of five men sentenced to death by hanging in Edo State. A Federal High Court in Benin had rejected a lawsuit filed in October 2012 against three execution warrants and another two warrants in May 2013, the warrants were later signed by the State Governor, Adams Oshiomole.

Lucy Freeman, the Deputy Director for Africa at Amnesty International described the court’s decision as a major setback for justice and human rights in Africa.

The organisation opposes death penalty in all cases without exception, regardless of the nature or circumstances of the crime, or the individual’s guilt or innocence, referring to it as a violation of the right to life, cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment.
According to Amnesty International’s Death Sentences and Execution 2012 report, there have been no executions in the country since 2006. It said 56 people were sentenced to death last year while approximately 1000 people are presently on death row in the country.

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jjcbuthot:

If capital punishment must be abolished, let the murderers take the first step...

Tamita: Ok, but what's next after their Death?

philusaau: Why FG no de use prisoners farm for the nation?

jjcbuthot:

If capital punishment must be abolished, let the murderers take the first step...

reigningwisdom: Let the hand that produces guns fall be gun and let the hand that manufactures matchets fall by matchet, as you gun people down with gun, you will be gunned down,too. If there isn't execution for the murderers, they'll go on killing innocent people like ants daily. And, if Governors refuses to sign the death warrant of those judicially condemned murderers, it means we don't have laws, and if we don't have laws or follow our laws, what's the meaning of making the laws and what will be the faith and fate of the society and that of the common man.
To Amnesty International or Local, Amnesty International should tell those armed robbers who steals and after stealing or while stealing they still take lives of their victims as if their victims are not human beings to stop. But, if they (armed robbers) can't stop their killings together with other murderers like them including those ritualists that uses human beings. Please, hanging legally condemned murderers is right, untill they (murderers) stop murdering innocent people. You can't stop someone's life while you enjoy yours,no. Nigeria as a country has gone very bad cos of lots of mercies here and there, which was born out of corruption from corrupt minded ones. Kill them for others to learn a lesson if they can.

philusaau: Why FG no de use prisoners farm for the nation?

jjcbuthot:

If capital punishment must be abolished, let the murderers take the first step...

Justice Nuhu Galadanci ordered that the two convicts be hanged by the neck.