Niger State Governor Grants State Pardon to 11 Death Row Convicts

[NigerianEye - Nigeria] - 3/06/2025
Niger State - Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago, has granted an unconditional pardon to 11 individuals who were sentenced to death for their involvement in a violent communal clash between the Gaba and Anfani communities in Lavun Local Government Area.The pardon was announced by the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Barrister Nasiru Muhammad Muazu, during a press briefing at the Government House in Minna. According to Muazu, the governor exercised his prerogative of mercy under Section 212(1) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).The convicts, who were sentenced to death by hanging (…)
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