Nigeria resumes executions after 7 years

June 25, 2013

Four men were hanged in Benin City Prison in Edo State on 24 June 2013. A fifth man is reportedly at imminent risk of execution. These are the first executions since 2006. There are reportedly more than 1000 prisoners on death row.

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Nigeria resumes executions after 7 years

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