Tag: Death Row
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Drug trafficking: Singapore’s Court sets Nigerian on death row free after nine years
The Court of Appeal in Singapore has acquitted and discharged a Nigerian, Ilechukwu Uchechukwu Chukwudi, on death row for drug trafficking, nearly a decade after he was arrested. The country’s apex court, in a rare decision, reversed itself and found Ilechukwu not guilty, five years after the same court convicted him of the offence. Ilechukwu…
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119 Nigerians on death row in Malaysia – Amnesty International
Amnesty International has identified 119 Nigerians among a total of 1,281 persons sentenced to death in Malaysia. AI gave the figure in its report titled, “Fatally flawed: Why Malaysia must abolish the death penalty.” It said the 1,281 death row inmates were being kept in 26 detention facilities across Malaysia. In Malaysia 33 offences are…
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Revealed! 23 other Nigerians on death row in Saudi Arabia [Names Attached]
Findings have revealed that no fewer than 23 Nigerians are on the death row in Saudi Arabia. It was also learnt that the kingdom has started defending its legal system following the controversy that trailed the beheading of a Nigerian woman, Kudirat Adeshola Afolabi, for drug trafficking. The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,…