Tag: death sentence
Adamawa man, Zakaria Garba bags death sentence over 2014 Nyanya bomb attack
Garba was one of the suspects arraigned before Federal High Court in Abuja in the just-concluded mass trial of suspected…
Two Kano men to die by hanging for killing their friend
The convicts caused the death of Umar-Mahmud, by stabbing him in the chest with a knife after a misunderstanding over…
Osun court sentences man to death for murder
The court sentenced the convict to 14 years’ imprisonment for attempted rape (Count I), two years’ imprisonment for indecent assault…
Two Ekiti men to die by hanging for armed robbery
Earlier, the prosecutor, Mr Ola Ayeleso, told the court that the defendants, while armed with guns and axes, attacked residents,…
Boko Haram member who participated in multiple attacks bags death sentence
In his confessional statement, Samaila stated that he was used to conveyed female suicide bombers to target locations.
Two Kano men to die by hanging for killing newly wedded groom
On Oct. 20, 2025, a Kano State High Court sentenced the same convicts to death by hanging for stabbing a…
You must die! Appeal Court upholds death sentences for five Offa Robbery Convicts
The Court of Appeal sitting in Ilorin on Friday affirmed the death sentences imposed on five men convicted for their…
Supreme Court faults Tinubu’s pardon, affirms Maryam Sanda’s death sentence
The Supreme Court, in a split decision of four-to-one, affirmed the death sentence handed Sanda by the Court of Appeal.
Ex-convict, 1 other sentenced to death for armed robbery in Ekiti
The defendants were arraigned before Justice Lekan Olatawura on Feb. 14, 2023 on a five-count charge bordering on conspiracy, armed…
Two men bag death sentence for stabbing Kano lecturer to death
The defendants conspired, armed themselves with dangerous weapons such as long knives and machet. “In the process the defendants robbed…
Kaduna: 25 gender-based violence perpetrators sentenced to death
Kaduna government also revealed plans to develop a GBV database to track cases, ensure timely intervention, and support the rehabilitation…
Kano housewife sentenced to death for killing 8-year-old girl
“On July 17, 2019, at about 6:30 p.m., the defendant caused the death of the minor when she threw her…
Kogi man Ali-Shaibu bags death sentence for cultism
Delivering the judgment on Thursday, Justice M. Esu of Kogi State High Court held that all evidence pointed at Ali-Shaibu…
Nigerian Ihejirika on death row for drug trafficking in Indonesia freed
Ihejirika's case came to light when a delegation from Nigeria, headed by the former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Ojo…
Three Osun men bag death sentence for armed robbery, murder
The convicts were arraigned on charges of conspiracy, armed robbery, murder and unlawful possession of firearms before Justice Adedapo Adeniji.…