NG-DR-0136
Cross River · anonymised case file
Culpable homicide
Commuted
Days on death row
5,105
≈ 14.0 years
Representation
Privately retained
Sentencing courtCross River State High Court
Presiding judgeHon. Justice G. Ekong
Sentenced25 Jun 2012
DemographicsFemale, age 50–59
Clemency authorityGovernor of Cross River State
Next legal stepResentenced — removed from death row
Case timeline
Sentenced to death
Appeal lodged at Court of Appeal
Escalated to the Supreme Court
Sentence commuted to life imprisonment
Current status — Commuted
In their words · shared with consent
After 12 years, her sentence was commuted to life in 2024 following a sustained clemency campaign.