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NIGERIA
‘WAITING FOR THE HANGMAN’
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APPENDIX 5: DEATH SENTENCES AND EXECUTIONS SINCE
MAY 1999
In Nigeria, since the handover in May 1999 at least 410 people have been sentenced to
death. During the same period, at least 22 people were executed, and possibly more.
EXECUTIONS 1999 - 2008
DATE PRISON NAME CASE APPEAL COURT
STATE OF
CONVICTION
15 June 2006 Jos Salisu Babuga Murder yes
Kano High
Court
Kano
25 June 2006 Enugu 4 men Armed robbery no Tribunal Kano
30 May 2006 Kaduna Auwalu Musa Armed robbery no Tribunal Kano
30 May 2006 Kaduna Kenneth Ekhone Armed robbery no Tribunal Kano
12 Nov. 2003 Abeokuta Abel Osula Armed robbery N/a N/a Ondo State
12 Nov. 2003 Abeokuta Moses Olorunwa Armed robbery N/a N/a Ondo State
12 Nov. 2003 Abeokuta Gbadebo Ikujuni Armed robbery N/a N/a Ondo State
18 Feb. 2003 Abeokuta Asimiyu Alarape Murder N/a N/a Ogun State
18 Feb. 2003 Abeokuta Olorunwa Adubuleja Armed robbery N/a N/a Ogun State
18 Feb. 2003 Abeokuta Aliu Rasak Murder N/a N/a Ogun State
18 Feb. 2003 Abeokuta Abayomi Olalekan Murder N/a N/a Ogun State
18 Feb. 2003 Abeokuta Olalekan Adebayo Murder N/a N/a Ogun State
18 Feb. 2003 Abeokuta Pius Nweke Murder N/a N/a Ogun State
3 Jan. 2001 Kaduna Sani Yakub Murder No
Upper Shari’a
court Katsina
Katsina
State
21 July 1999 Abeokuta
Ms Agnes
(surname unknown)
Murder N/a N/a Osun State
21 July 1999 Abeokuta Olajide Iranola Armed robbery N/a N/a Osun State
21 July 1999 Abeokuta Sunday Madaguwa Armed robbery N/a N/a Osun State
22 May 1999 Abeokuta Abu Ojobo Armed robbery N/a N/a Osun State
22 May 1999 Abeokuta Danlami Mohammed Armed robbery N/a N/a Osun State
Source: Amnesty International and LEDAP research 2007-2008
Index: AFR 44/020/2008 Amnesty International October 2008