Nigeria remains one of the few nations in the world where capital punishment is still fashionable despite the call to abolish it. And while it is true that the 1999 constitution (as amended) clearly spelt out death penalty under Sections 33(1) and 34(1) (a), it has become an outdated and cruel means of dispensing justice.

Fundamentally, the truth remains that, society will continue to evolve and as it evolves, the laws holding it together will also change. For instance, until 1807, the slave trade was legal and people were allowed to keep slaves (human beings) as private property. But as society gradually progressed from the thesis, to the antithesis and to the synthesis, a new consciousness overruled the commodification of man. Today, it will be considered a crime against humanity if any man or country ever venture into the slave trade because civilization has moved forward and new laws have emerged to protect the inalienable rights of man.

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