FOUR DEATH ROW INMATES HANGED IN EDO STATE

Four death row inmates were hanged in Benin, Edo State, yesterday
Monday June 24th, after their death warrants were signed by the Edo
State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole.
The inmates included Osaremwinda Aigbuohian and Daniel Nsofor, whose
lawyers have been struggling to obtain a stay of execution on the
death sentence; and two other convicts whose identities are yet to be
ascertained.
According to the Supreme Court, Mr. Aiguohian killed and dismembered
the body of his victim while Mr. Nsofor forcefully robbed, tortured
and strangled a woman to death.
Mr. Oshiomhole allegedly signed the death warrants of the unnamed duo
last month, despite appeals by local and international organizations
including Amnesty International and Accessto Justice.
President Goodluck Jonathan had directed state governors to exercise
their constitutional rights by signing death warrants of death row
inmates in order to reduce the rising level of criminality in the
country.
Henry Idahagbon, Edo State Attorney General and Commissioner for
Justice, said that the defence team of the death row inmates, led by a
civil society group, LEDAP, had tried up till the last minute to stop
the hanging but did not succeed.
Three of the inmates were convicted outside Edo State and all the
executed inmates had been issued the death penalty years ago,
according to Mr. Idahagbon.
Source: Premium Times