H Hope Behind Bars Africa Death Penalty Transparency Monitor

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The death penalty does not fall evenly. These patterns — across gender, poverty, disability, geography and offence — are the evidence base for reform. Figures shown for Nigeria, computed live from the recorded sample.

Geographic distribution
Death row population by state
Abia — 51 recorded Adamawa — 31 recorded Akwa Ibom — 54 recorded Anambra — 121 recorded Bauchi — 71 recorded Bayelsa — 14 recorded Benue — 61 recorded Borno — 84 recorded Cross River — 58 recorded Delta — 129 recorded Ebonyi — 17 recorded Edo — 141 recorded Ekiti — 33 recorded Enugu — 108 recorded FCT — 49 recorded Gombe — 21 recorded Imo — 99 recorded Jigawa — 19 recorded Kaduna — 241 recorded Kano — 286 recorded Katsina — 79 recorded Kebbi — 22 recorded Kogi — 36 recorded Kwara — 47 recorded Lagos — 412 recorded Nasarawa — 29 recorded Niger — 66 recorded Ogun — 96 recorded Ondo — 44 recorded Osun — 41 recorded Oyo — 152 recorded Plateau — 88 recorded Rivers — 168 recorded Sokoto — 38 recorded Taraba — 18 recorded Yobe — 24 recorded Zamfara — 27 recorded
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Offence type
Culpable homicide 38%
Armed robbery 31%
Kidnapping 19%
Terrorism 12%
Access to justice
Legal representation at trial
No representation 58%
Legal aid only 19%
Privately retained 23%
Disability & mental health
Not screened 69%
None recorded 15%
Psychosocial disability 8%
Physical disability 8%
Time on death row
Under 2 yrs 0%
2–5 yrs 0%
5–10 yrs 50%
10–15 yrs 42%
15+ yrs 8%
Gender
84.6%
Men
15.4%
Women
Comparison across countries
Recorded death row population · summary data hubs
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Nigeria 3,413 Retentionist · de facto moratorium
Kenya 601 Retentionist · mass commutations 2016–17
Uganda 133 Discretionary penalty since 2009
Malawi 25 Abolitionist in practice
All figures are illustrative placeholders for design review.