Nigeria · live tracker
Thousands wait on death row. Almost none are counted.
The Death Penalty Transparency Monitor makes capital punishment visible — who is sentenced, where, for how long, and what happens next — so lawyers, journalists and families can act on evidence, not silence.
People on death row · Nigeria
3,413
Recorded across correctional facilities · updated continuously by HBBA and partners.
53
women
9.2 yrs
avg. on row
41%
no legal rep
Estimated cost of maintaining death row · year-to-date
₦1,872,594,661
Projected at ≈ ₦4,095,600,000 for the full year — Public funds spent confining people whose convictions are, in many cases, unsafe or unrepresented. The same resources could fund legal aid and reintegration.
Explore the Monitor
Six modules · Nigeria in full, with summary hubs for Kenya, Uganda & Malawi
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Live Death Row Tracker
Search and filter every recorded individual by state, court, offence and time served.
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Case Status Monitor
Follow each case through appeal, the Supreme Court and clemency — in plain language.
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Intersectional Dashboard
See who the death penalty falls on — across gender, poverty, disability and geography.
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History of the Penalty
An interactive timeline of capital punishment in Nigeria and across Africa.
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Resource Hub
Legal frameworks, case law, toolkits and a directory of abolition organisations.
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Contribute Data
Secure workspace for HBBA staff to log appeal, clemency and representation updates.
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A case behind the count
“After 12 years, her sentence was commuted to life in 2024 following a sustained clemency campaign.”
Case NG-DR-0136 · Cross River · shared with consent · details anonymised
Recent updates
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