{"id":123289,"date":"2025-10-27T06:10:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T05:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=123289"},"modified":"2025-10-27T06:10:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T05:10:02","slug":"thousands-on-death-row-in-nigeria-amnesty-international-laments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/thousands-on-death-row-in-nigeria-amnesty-international-laments\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands on Death Row in Nigeria, Amnesty International Laments\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Oscar Okhifo<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Global human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, (AI) has raised alarm over Nigeria&#8217;s refusal to outlaw\u00a0 death penalty,\u00a0 revealing that thousands of people are currently on death row, many of whom were convicted after unfair trials.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a statement issued on Saturday, the organization expressed deep concern that outdated laws and flawed judicial processes continue to put innocent lives at risk.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThousands on death row in Nigeria, many innocent! Did you know unfair trials and outdated laws put lives at risk? Join the movement to replace death with justice. Together, let\u2019s save lives!\u201d Amnesty International said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The rights group urged Nigerian authorities to take urgent steps towards abolishing the death penalty, stressing that the justice system should be reformed to prioritize fairness, rehabilitation, and human rights protection.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">AI noted that many inmates facing execution had suffered from prolonged detentions, lack of access to quality legal representation, and coerced confessions.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, security analysts and some victims\u2019 families have countered the\u00a0 position, arguing that the call for total abolition of the death penalty ignores the suffering of thousands who have lost loved ones to violent crimes.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">They noted that while no execution has taken place in Nigeria in the last ten years, terrorists, armed robbers, arsonists, and rapists have continued to wreak havoc across the country, killing innocent citizens, sacking communities, and committing crimes against humanity.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThese are people whose death sentences have gone through all stages of judicial process and have been upheld by the Supreme Court,\u201d one security expert said. \u201cShould they still be shielded from justice even after due trial and conviction?\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Critics further questioned whether those who lead Amnesty International would still oppose the death penalty if their own family members were victims of such violence and wickedness.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite the growing debate, AI has maintained that the death penalty violates the right to life and constitutes the ultimate cruel, inhuman, and degrading punishment. 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