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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
25 Jun 2012 · Cross River State High Court
Appeal lodged at Court of Appeal
21 Jan 2013 · Court of Appeal
Escalated to the Supreme Court
27 Mar 2014 · Supreme Court of Nigeria
Sentence commuted to life imprisonment
6 Jan 2016 · Governor of Cross River State
Current status — Commuted
Ongoing · Resentenced — removed from death row
In their words · shared with consent

After 12 years, her sentence was commuted to life in 2024 following a sustained clemency campaign.