Nigeria
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
Data card
- Legal status
- Retentionist
- Executions recorded in 2026
- 0
- Executions recorded in 2025
- 0
- First news item in the archive
- JANUARY 1, 1999 · The death penalty is provided for by the Criminal Code...
- News items in the archive
- 1,104
Source: Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026.
Nigeria is classified as Retentionist in the Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026. In 2026 the association recorded 0 executions in the country, against 0 the year before. The archive holds 1,104 news items on Nigeria, from 1999 to today.
Latest news
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
LAGOS (NIGERIA): COURT RESTRAINS GOVT FROM EXECUTING FIVE BY HANGING
In Nigeria, a Lagos High Court Judge, Justice Mufutau Olokoba, has nullified
- AUGUST 30, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
the Putrajaya Federal Court, in Malaysia...
the Putrajaya Federal Court, in Malaysia...
- AUGUST 26, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
the High Court sentenced a Nigerian man
the High Court sentenced a Nigerian man
- AUGUST 17, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Governor Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko of Sokoto
Governor Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko of Sokoto
- JULY 21, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
In Nigeria, Chukwutem Eke, a farmer in Delta State, has been sentenced to death
- JULY 13, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
a Makurdi High Court sentenced a 38-year-old soldier...
a Makurdi High Court sentenced a 38-year-old soldier...
- JUNE 27, 2012GambiaDEATH PENALTY
a court in Gambia has sentenced two Nigerian nationals to death by hanging
a court in Gambia has sentenced two Nigerian nationals to death by hanging
JUNE 27, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: TWO BROTHERS GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR ROBBERY
In Nigeria, the Chief Judge of Benue State, Justice Iorhemen Hwande, in Makurdi, sentenced
- JUNE 18, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
a High Court sitting in Kano, Nigeria...
a High Court sitting in Kano, Nigeria...
JUNE 8, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES 17-YEAR-OLD TO DEATH
In Nigeria, a 17-year-old, Solomon Ezukwa, was sentenced to death by hanging by a Calabar
MAY 30, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: 3 MEN TO DIE BY HANGING FOR ROBBERY
May 30, 2012: In Nigeria, a High Court in Abakaliki sentenced three men to death by hanging for robbery.
- MAY 16, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
seven years after, three persons, Dele Akinbolade...
seven years after, three persons, Dele Akinbolade...
MAY 14, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: NIGERIAN STUDENT TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
In Malaysia, the High Court sentenced a Nigerian man to the gallows after
- MARCH 28, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: NIGERIAN TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
The High Court in Alor Setar, Malaysia, sentenced a Nigerian man to death after finding
- MARCH 27, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
at a one-day conference organised by Lawyers Without Borders in Abuja...
at a one-day conference organised by Lawyers Without Borders in Abuja...
MARCH 23, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: SUPREME COURT RE-AFFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE ON KILLER SECURITY GUARD
In Nigeria, the Supreme Court re-affirmed the death sentence passed on a security guard, Stephen
MARCH 2, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: SUPREME COURT FREES MAN-EATER 15 YEARS LATER
In Nigeria, fifteen years after he was sentenced to death by hanging, Edet Obeten Mbang
- FEBRUARY 27, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: NIGERIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
In Malaysia, the High Court sentenced to death a Nigerian man after he was found guilty
- FEBRUARY 27, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: I WON’T SIGN DEATH WARRANTS – UDUAGHAN
In Nigeria, Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, said he would not sign the
- FEBRUARY 5, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
the Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS) has confirmed to newspaper...
the Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS) has confirmed to newspaper...
- JANUARY 31, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
the Federal High Court, Gudu, Abuja, Nigeria...
the Federal High Court, Gudu, Abuja, Nigeria...
- JANUARY 30, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
a judge in Nigeria has sentenced a former dictator's right-hand man to death
a judge in Nigeria has sentenced a former dictator's right-hand man to death
JANUARY 26, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: OGUN STATE GOVERNOR COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCES OF 2 PRISONERS
Ogun State governor, Ibikunle Amosun, has granted amnesty to seven prisoners who
JANUARY 20, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR ARMED ROBBERY
Justice Lateefat Okunnu of a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, Nigeria, sentenced a young man,
- JANUARY 1, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The Nigerian Constitution states at Part II, Chapter IV on Fundamental Rights
The Nigerian Constitution states at Part II, Chapter IV on Fundamental Rights
- DECEMBER 7, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING IN KANO
a Kano High Court in Nigeria, presided over by Justice Nurudeen Sagir Umar, sentenced Miko Umaru to death by hanging for beheading Hauwa Uwani Alasan with two other accused on February 23, 1992, near Kademi Village in the Gaya Local Government Area of Kan
- NOVEMBER 25, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: ONION SELLER TO HANG FOR ROBBERY IN DELTA
presiding Justice T. Diai of the Ogwashi-Uku High Court in Nigeria's Delta State sentenced onion seller Danjuma Friday to death by hanging for robbing a lady at gunpoint on Asaba-Benin highway on June 6, 2008.
NOVEMBER 11, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: 924 PRISONERS ON DEATH ROW –LEDAP
A non-governmental organization, Legal Defence and Assistance Project (LEDAP)
- AUGUST 21, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: SHEMA PARDONS 8 PRISONERS ON DEATH ROW
in Nigeria, Katsina State Governor Ibrahim Shema commuted the death sentence passed on eight prisoners
- JULY 20, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: DEATH PENALTY STAYS - LAGOS BAR ASSOCIATION CHAIRMAN
the newly elected Chairman of the Lagos State Branch of Nigerian Bar Association...