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Nigeria has gone ten years without carrying out a state execution, yet more than 4,300 inmates remain on death row, including over 80 women. International partners and local human‑rights bodies are urging the government to formalise a moratorium and commute existing sentences.
A 50‑year‑old man charged with a 2022 triple murder in Kalaba community collapsed and died in the Bayelsa State High Court in Yenagoa on Tuesday, shortly after the judge adjourned the hearing. Authorities have not yet confirmed the cause of death.