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NG-DR-0088

Kano · anonymised case file

Culpable homicide Commuted
Days on death row
5,729
≈ 15.7 years
Representation
Privately retained
Sentencing courtKano State High Court
Presiding judgeHon. Justice S. Yusuf
Sentenced10 Oct 2010
DemographicsMale, age 50–59
Clemency authorityGovernor of Kano State
Next legal stepResentenced — removed from death row
Case timeline
Sentenced to death
10 Oct 2010 · Kano State High Court
Appeal lodged at Court of Appeal
8 May 2011 · Court of Appeal
Escalated to the Supreme Court
11 Jul 2012 · Supreme Court of Nigeria
Sentence commuted to life imprisonment
22 Apr 2014 · Governor of Kano State
Current status — Commuted
Ongoing · Resentenced — removed from death row