The UK on Monday appealed to Nigeria to abolish the death penalty, saying that capital punishment cheapened human life.
The UK made the appeal in a statement issued by the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Paul Arkwright, on the 2016 World Day against the Death Penalty.

Arkwright said that the British Government believed the death penalty had no place in the modern world and its use undermined human dignity.

According to him, there is no conclusive evidence of its deterrent value, adding that any miscarriage of justice leading to its imposition is irreversible and irreparable.

He explained that the past two decades had seen a significant rise in the number of countries that had abolished capital punishment.

“I am concerned therefore that Nigeria, a model for democracy in Africa, still retains the death penalty in its laws.

“In 2013 Nigeria carried out four executions, the first since 2006.

“At the time of the execution, all four individuals still had appeals to halt their executions, a violation of international law and I believe Nigerian law too.”

He said while no death sentence had been implemented since 2013, Nigeria had more than 1,000 prisoners on death row, the highest number of death sentences in Africa.

“In 2015, Nigeria recorded 171 death sentences. This year too, there have been death sentences handed down by Nigerian courts,” he said.


http://dailypost.ng/2016/10/10/uk-appeals-nigeria-abolish-death-penalty/

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tollytexy:

End time teeth

Lol Anders Behring Breivik of norway 2011 attack comes to my mind,He masarcre 84 youths and all he got was to spend 30years in jail,he even came back later to sue the government that they didnt allow him access to his family
I still believe in death penalty

Let them start with Indonesia & Malaysia first..

bettercreature:

End time teeth

Sometimes the way this UK people are thinking ehn is letting me hate them o, how can they say Nigeria should not play penalty, for what nah? So we should be playing only freekick abi, and the England boys wil be playing our boys rough anyhow inside the eighteen yard box. I'm just tired of this uk people, first they colonise us, na they want to colonise our football.

Is any UK citizen on death row?

Who dem epp sef

“In 2013 Nigeria carried out four executions, the first since 2006." I am aware that one is from Edo State

But who this request go favour sef? Judiciary, criminals, journalists, opposition parties or who sef

Death penalty should also be implemented for our corrupt politicians fighting corruption one sided


They are the major criminals we have in Nigeria.

so that criminals will be committing crime with confidence abi

Makes sense

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Do we practice death penalty in Nigeria? May be on paper...
Make them go Malaysia or Indonesia to see wetin be death penalty

even, if they will abolish it, that should be after they have hanged Dasuki n co.

They should first appeal to their brother (america)

Corruption should be death sentence too

bettercreature:
Lol Anders Behring Breivik comes to my mind,He masacre 84 youth and all he got was to spend 30years in jail

That is oyinbo for u.. awon werey

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I thought the 9ja govt has never adopted the death penalty

But that aside, Bubu can't do shi.t do any media-acclaimed & tried corrupt xcept Intimidation

Wetin concerned them

Millz404:
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Our death sentences of late are largely cosmetic. Most of them end up being commuted to life. Still i think the death sentence is archaic and should have no place in modern law and justice.



Except in certain cases of crimes against humanity.

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tollytexy:

That is oyinbo for u.. awon werey

I think they must tell USA to abolish it rather than Nigeria

Nigeria should scrap death penalty because the wrong people get the death sentence most of the time while the people who stole trillions and billions walk free on the street and are celebrated as looters in command, Federal reserve Bank of Nigeria.

Yian1:
even, if they will abolish it, that should be after they have hanged Dasuki n co.

For your dream abi?

what of who kil person e.g omila meaning good boiz

tollytexy:
Let them start with Indonesia & Malaysia first..

Or their favorite trading partners - China, USA and Saudi Arabia.

Even the boko haram members? This man doesn't know what he's saying oo. What if they kill all your family members in a gruesome way in your presence? Even the bible says he that live by sword shall die by the sword. Go and tell another country, not Nigerians that a particular group of people are only interested in human blood.

While many Nigerians are clamouring for it to be served corrupt politicians and kidnappers!

Lol... If they see the state of Nigerian Prisons they will beg the Nigerian Government to increase the number of death penalties every year. Because a life sentence in a Nigerian Prison is worse than the death penalty.

yeyeboi:
Death penalty should also be implemented for our corrupt politicians fighting corruption one sided


They are the major criminals we have in Nigeria.

your blood dey hot...you want make them hang buhari too??..