Nigeria has 3,413 prisoners on death row

Nigeria has 3,413 prisoners on death row

Nigeria’s correctional centres have 3,413 inmates on death row, according to Abubakar Umar, spokesperson of the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCoS). Mr Umar told journalists on Friday in Abuja that the total number of inmates in centres across the country is 77,849 comprising 76,081 males and 1,768 females “as of Monday, December 18, 2023”. The NCoS … Read more