Nigeria 2022
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News on Nigeria in 2022
- DECEMBER 18, 2022NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: KANO CLERIC SHEIKH KABARA SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BLASPHEMY
An Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abduljabbar Kabara, was on 15 December 2022 sentenced to death by hanging by an Upper Shari’a Court sitting at Kofar Kudu in Kano State for alleged blasphemy.
DECEMBER 13, 2022NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER RAPE, MURDER OF UNILORIN STUDENT
Justice Ibrahim Yusuf of Kwara State High Court on 13 December 2022 sentenced three persons to death by hanging over the rape and murder of a 300-level undergraduate of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Omowumi Olajide.
DECEMBER 5, 2022NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: CULTIST SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING IN EKITI
An Ekiti State High Court, sitting in Ado Ekiti, has sentenced one Segun Iwaetan, to death by hanging for being a cultist and raping a 20-year-old virgin, Daily Post reported on 5 December 2022.
OCTOBER 18, 2022NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING THEIR FRIEND AND STEALING HIS CAR IN OGUN
A High Court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun state, on October 14, 2022 sentenced two men, John Inyere and Chibuike Ukwa, to death by hanging for armed robbery and murder of their friend Chidi Nwite.
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: ZAMFARA GOVERNOR MATAWALLE, ‘BANDITS DESERVE DEATH PENALTY’
Bello Matawalle, governor of Zamfara, has justified the death penalty approved for anyone convicted of banditry, kidnapping, cattle rustling, or cultism in the state.
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPING AND KILLING A JOB-SEEKER
Akwa Ibom State High Court, sitting in Uyo, on 4 August 2022 sentenced to death Uduak-Abasi Akpan for the murder of jobseeker Iniubong Umoren.
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: PASTOR, 1 OTHER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING BOY, BURYING HEAD ON ALTAR
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on 9 August 2022 sentenced one Pastor Erinmole Adetokunbo and one Adedoyin Oyekanmi to death for killing a seven-year-old boy for ritual.
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: POPULAR TRADITIONAL WRESTLER TO DIE BY HANGING AFTER POUNDING WIFE TO DEATH
A high court sitting in Adamawa state on 16 August 2022 convicted and sentenced popular traditional wrestler, Thankyou Grim, to death by hanging for using pestle to kill his wife in 2018 in Adamawa State.
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: 82-YEAR-OLD MAN WITH 12 WIVES, 60 CHILDREN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN AKWA IBOM
An 82-year-old Village Head of Efen Ibom, Ika Local Government Area Akwa Ibom State, Chief Essien Matthew Odiong has been sentenced to death by hanging for murder, Idomavoice reported on 13 August 2022.
AUGUST 4, 2022NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ARMED ROBBERY
An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, on 1st August 2022, sentenced two kidnappers, 41 years old Kola Makinde, and 30 years old Haruna Bika, to death by hanging for armed robbery.
AUGUST 1, 2022NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES 4 TO DEATH OVER MURDER OF EKITI CHIEF
An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, has sentenced four men to death by hanging over the murder of a traditional chief, Punch reported on 26 July 2022.
JULY 28, 2022NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: 3 SENTENCED TO DEATH IN NIGER STATE FOR CULPABLE HOMICIDE
A Minna High Court in Niger State has sentenced three men, Mohammed Ibrahim Soja, Sani Idris Boka and Babangida Gido, to death by hanging after they were found guilty of a 10-count charge bordering on culpable homicide, the Daily Trust reported on 25 July
JULY 18, 2022NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: 3,084 MALES, 61 FEMALES ON DEATH ROW
There are no fewer than 3,145 inmates on death row in custodial centres across Nigeria, PUNCH reported on 10 July 2022.
JULY 14, 2022NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: EKITI MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR KILLING BROTHER
49-year-old Akinola Ademola has been sentenced to death by hanging for offences of armed robbery and murder, of his elder brother in Ekiti State, Within Nigeria reported on 13 July 2022.
- JULY 6, 2022NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: TWO ARMED ROBBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN AKWA IBOM
Two members of a three-man robbery gang, who have been using tricycle to rob innocent members of the public in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom state capital, were sentenced to death on 30 June 2022.
- JULY 3, 2022NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: ISLAMIC COURT ORDERS DEATH BY STONING FOR MEN CONVICTED OF HOMOSEXUALITY
An Islamic sharia court in Nigeria's northern state of Bauchi has sentenced three men to death by stoning after convicting them on charges of engaging in homosexuality, the leader of the religious police that arrested them said on 1st July 2022.
- JUNE 28, 2022NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR ARMED ROBBERY, MURDER IN EKITI
An Ado-Ekiti High Court has sentenced four men, Babangida Amodu, 25, Oluwafemi Ibrahim, 20, Ojo Ayodele, 25, and Okunato Dada, 20, convicted of armed robbery and murder, to die by hanging, the Eagle Online reported on June 27, 2022.
JUNE 23, 2022NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: POLYGAMOUS MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING BOYFRIEND OF ONE OF HIS 3 WIVES
A polygamous man has been sentenced to death, and he is to die by hanging after he was found guilty in Nigeria of the murder of the boyfriend of one of his three wives.
JUNE 22, 2022NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: EDO MAID SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUGGING, KILLING IGBINEDION’S MOTHER
An Edo State High Court on 20 June 2022 sentenced a maid, Dominion Okoro, to death by hanging for killing Madam Maria Igbinedion, the mother of a former Governor of Edo State, Chief Lucky Igbinedion.
- JUNE 20, 2022NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ARMED ROBBERY IN EKITI
Akinleye Seyi a.k.a. Erin has been sentenced to death by hanging for armed robbery by an Ekiti State high court, Lailasnews reported on 16 June 2022.
JUNE 14, 2022NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: GOV. FINTIRI PARDONS SIX CONVICTS; COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa has pardoned six convicts and commuted the death sentence of a condemned inmate to life imprisonment, as part of activities to mark the 2022 Democracy Day.
- MAY 31, 2022NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: TWO EKITI MEN TO DIE BY HANGING FOR ROBBING 53-YEAR-OLD LECTURER
An Ekiti State High Court, sitting in Ado Ekiti, has sentenced 36-year-old Fakorede Olawale and 39-year-old Tunji Olaitan to death for armed robbery, Punch reported on 31 May 2022.
MAY 30, 2022NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DIE BY HANGING FOR KILLING PREGNANT WIFE
A 52-year-old Nigerian man, Nkereuwem Etim Emah, on 27 May 2022 was sentenced to death by hanging for the murder of his pregnant wife.
MAY 23, 2022NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: DANISH MAN SENTENCED TO DIE FOR KILLING WIFE, DAUGHTER
A Nigerian court on 20 May 2022 sentenced a Danish man to death after finding him guilty of killing his wife, a Nigerian, and his 3-year-old daughter at their residence in the West African country in 2018.
MAY 9, 2022NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR THE MURDER OF HER HUSBAND ALONGSIDE FAMILY PASTOR IS RELEASED FROM PRISON
A woman jailed for killing her husband has been released from prison in Benin city, Edo state, after a landmark ruling at the Supreme Court, Standard Gazette reported on 6 May 2022.
- MAY 8, 2022NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF MONARCH IN EKITI
Justice Olukayode Ogundana of the Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti, on 5 May 2022 sentenced a 42-year-old man, Ademola Omoniyi to death by hanging for the murder of a traditional ruler in the state.
MAY 4, 2022NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: SENATE OUTLAWS RANSOM PAYMENTS, SETS DEATH PENALTY FOR ABDUCTIONS
Nigeria's Senate on 27 April 2022 passed a bill imposing jail terms of at least 15 years for paying a ransom to free someone who has been kidnapped...
MARCH 29, 2022NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: ABUJA COURT SENTENCES FOUR MEN TO DEATH BY HANGING
The Zuba High Court sitting at the Gwagwalada High Court Division, Abuja, has sentenced four men to death by hanging for armed robbery, Punch reported on 28 March 2022.
- MARCH 24, 2022NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN EKITI FOR RAPING, KILLING LANDLADY
An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, on 23 March 2022 sentenced a man, Tunmise Abraham, to death by hanging for raping and killing his landlady, Mrs Bukola Olanrewaju, a mother of three.
MARCH 17, 2022NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: CLERIC SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING FRIEND IN LAGOS
A Lagos High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square, on 16 March 2022, sentenced a 34-year-old cleric, Fatai Afobaje, to death for killing his friend and mutilating his body