2,277 Nigerians await execution

There are indications that the number of prison inmates awaiting execution across the country has hit 2,277, according to findings by New Telegraph.

It was also gathered that the number of awaiting trial inmates now stood at 48,702, with the total population of inmates rising to 71,443. It will be recalled that as at December 2016, the condemned inmates’ population stood at 1,440.

The implication is that from December 2016 and now, an additional 837 suspected criminals had been sentenced to death.

A senior security source, who spoke in confidence with New Telegraph on the development, expressed worry on the increase.

New Telegraph, February 2, 2018

 

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