2,742 Inmates Awaiting Execution As Govs Decline To Sign Warrants

The controller general, Nigeria Correctional Service ( NCS), Ahmed Jafa’aru yesterday revealed that Nigeria now has 2,742 inmates on death row.

Jafa’aru made the revelation while briefing newsmen about the key provisions of the Nigeria Correctional Service Act which was recently assented to by President Muhammadu Buhari.

He said, “As of Monday, September 2, the service had 2,742 inmates on death row. We are compiling their list and I am sure a good number of them have exhausted their appeal and are waiting for the approving authority to either approve their execution or commute them to life sentence. The law also talks about rejection of lunatics. Right now, we have 13 lunatics in our Enugu facility.”

While stating that the new Act has brought succour and hope to inmates on death row the CG explained that previously, this category of inmates live under the suspense and mental torture of death which the appropriate authorities would neither sign nor easily commute to life imprisonment.
He said, “ Section 12 subsection 2 (c) of the NCS Act now provides that where an inmate sentenced to death has exhausted all legal procedures for appeal and a period of 10 years has elapsed without the execution of the sentence, the Chief Judge may commute the sentence of death to life imprisonment.”
While also revealing that there are at present 13 lunatics in its Correctional facility in Enugu, the Nigeria Correctional Service boss said that with the new law, the service now has the power to reject mentally unstable suspects.

He said the new bill also has provision for the building of new facilities to cater for female inmates as opposed to the present situation where a section of a given facility is carved out to serve as women wing.

Speaking on overcrowding, he said the new Act now provides a statutory procedure for rejecting inmates on account of lack of space.

He said, “ Sect. 12 (4) of the Act states; where the Custodial Centre has exceeded its capacity, the State Controller shall within a period not exceeding one week, notify the: Chief Judge of the State; the Attorney General of the State; Prerogative of Mercy Committee; State Criminal Justice Committee; and any other relevant body.”

According to him, “To further humanize incarceration, the NCS Act, 2019 now forbids the use of correctional facilities for indiscriminate dumping of persons without due regard to their state of health or age. Section 13 subsection (3) states; ‘A Superintendent shall refuse to admit persons brought in: with severe bodily injury; Who is: mentally unstable, or in an unconscious state of mind, or underage.”

He said, “Subsection (5) of the Act has addressed the age long challenge of stigmatization as trained offenders who demonstrate high level of penitence can now be issued with a certificate by the chairman of the Board on the recommendation of the CGC. This enables him to engage and compete for social recognition without the toga of ‘ex-convict’.”
Recall that the Nigerian Correctional Service has repeatedly blamed state governors for the high number of condemned inmates in prisons across the country.

It said that the governors were unwilling to sign the death warrants for the execution of the inmates on death row in various prison formations , hence, the hike in the number

The NCS Controller General, Ahmed Jafa’aru has consistently said, “The problem of condemned prisoners is still a very big challenge to NPS and we have been appealing to the relevant authorities expecially to the state Chief Executives (governors).

“As you know, when someone gets to his last bus stop and is condemned to death and he has exhausted his appeal to the Supreme Court, the only opportunity he has to escape death is the governor commuting his death sentence to a term of imprisonment or sign the death warrant for this person to take his last breath.”
Source :http://leadership.ng/2019/09/06/2742-inmates-awaiting-execution-as-govs-decline-to-sign-warrants/

Mr op don't pray for either.

Nigeria governments ( Federal or State ) dont have balls to sign execution orders yet they cant afford to feed the life sentenced prisoners for life...

Which way Nigeria..?

For criminal people like IPOB and Shiite against our Nigerian government I'll advice the government to adopt the both.

But death is the best because life sentence they are occupying space for the new inmates

Sai Baba
One Nigeria

Why this question? Are we criminals?

Go back to death sentence by firing squad and limit appeals to 6 months the most. So many people are on death row for over 20yrs because they appeal and appeal several times until they've exhausted all their chances, meanwhile they are costing tax payers money. If you murder anyone you should gladly accept execution.

Armed robbers, Kidnappers, Rapists = Execution

Manslaughter and other crimes = Life Sentence

Killer Herdsmen, Boko Haram, Iswap - Execution

Bandits, cattle rustlers - life Sentence

Lass lass, since the Governors are not signing they should adopt life Sentence

Execution, using tax payers money to feed criminals is a waste of resources. Any criminal that takes a life should be sent to meet his maker for judgment.

The criminals should be given 10 years to appeal their case and prove their innocence of the crime ,if they fail to do so within 10 years,they should be sent to meet their maker for proper judgment.

Ok ooo

If yOu ask me, na who I go ask?

Dem leaders wey dey loot our money nko? Is that not a criminal act too or are they above the law ?

Abeg life sentence. Some of these people executed were actually innocent of the crime.

Lethal injection

Armed robbers, Kidnappers, Rapists, Murder = Execution

Manslaughter and other crimes = Life Sentence

Death for anyone who kills intentionally and or willfully.

Do we still have ladies that says. Baby if you don't tell me how you got this money, I will not take it from you??���

If we have subtle ways of bringing about death and incinerating the remains, death is more effective.
If anything, it is our morality that makes us frown on it. But those tiny and unproductive prisons give almost zero chance of anything positive coming off of them.

When their is life there is Hope

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This is absolute rubbish from the Governors!!!

The death penalty existed for a reason, to punish those that committed capital murder and have exhausted their appeals - meaning they are undoubtedly found guilty.

Also to serve as deterrent to others that might toe their path of deriving joy in killing fellow citizens.

In a country where there is no law there is no crime so to say.

When you publicly execute criminals it serves as a lesson to others.

No wonder this country is in deep mess, no deterrent to other criminals nothing.

Ok

Life sentence is just 20 years

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For me, I don't see death as a punishment. When you kill someone it's the family that suffers it, a dead man has no feelings. A lifetime punishment is always the best, that way the person gets to suffer till death comes.

rentAcock:
Go back to death sentence by firing squad and limit appeals to 6 months the most. So many people are on death row for over 20yrs because they appeal and appeal several times until they've exhausted all their chances, meanwhile they are costing tax payers money. If you murder anyone you should gladly accept execution.

even when a lot of them are innocent?

Life sentence is better.

Execution for drug traffickers, kidnappers, fake drug manufacturers, human traffickers, child rapists, armed robbers, precipitated murderers and TREASURY LOOTERS.

Life sentence or execution, which should Nigeria adopt for govt official looting and corrupting the nation. Many died due to bad road, poor medical care etc and someone or group of govt idlot looted the fund and they are walking free, been celebrated, the worst is that they will still be d ones to sign death penalty into law for d inmate.

Let's also type, write and share it everywhere DEATH PENALTY FOR GOVT OFFICIAL LOOTING

Execution

Beheading

Nwaohafia1:
Armed robbers, Kidnappers, Rapists = Execution

Manslaughter and other crimes = Life Sentence

Shouldn't It Be The Other Way Round?