NIGERIA: AUTHORITIES SHOULD COMMUTE ACTRESS RABI ISMAIL'S DEATH SENTENCE

the Nigerian authorities must commute all death sentences and impose an official moratorium on executions, Amnesty International said, following the confirmation of a death sentence by the country's Supreme Court of actress Rabi Ismail for murder. Amnesty International Africa Director Erwin van der Borght said “President Goodluck Jonathan must show leadership and declare an official moratorium on executions.