The Comptroller of Prisons in Niger State, Mohammed Babagana,
has said that no civilian governor has signed the death warrant for
the execution of convicts since 1999.
He said this was partly the cause of congestion of prisons
across the country.
He noted that several convictions and sentencing to death of
some criminals were still not carried out.
Babagana told newsmen in Minna that the last execution carried
out in Nigeria was during the military regime.
“Since the inception of the present democratic government in the
country in the last 18 years, no state governor has endorsed any
death warrant of convicts in their states.
“This is responsible for the increasing number of condemned
inmates waiting for the hangman’s noose across prison facilities in
the country,” he said.
The Comptroller of Prisons in Niger State, Mohammed Babagana,
has said that no civilian governor has signed the death warrant for
the execution of convicts since 1999.
He said this was partly the cause of congestion of prisons
across the country.
He noted that several convictions and sentencing to death of
some criminals were still not carried out.
Babagana told newsmen in Minna that the last execution carried
out in Nigeria was during the military regime.
“Since the inception of the present democratic government in the
country in the last 18 years, no state governor has endorsed any
death warrant of convicts in their states.
“This is responsible for the increasing number of condemned
inmates waiting for the hangman’s noose across prison facilities in
the country,” he said.