Death Penalties: Ogun Is Cautiously Reviewing Laws On Execution Of Convicts – AG
Naija News • Feb 20
In spite of the various death sentences pronounced by many courts on persons guilty of capital offences including kidnapping and ritual killings, Ogun State government on Friday said it has not executed anyone because it is committed to enforcing the law, “But with careful scrutiny of individual cases”.
The State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Oluwasina Ogungbade, (SAN), made this disclosure during an interview on Frontline, Eagle 102.5 FM, Ilese Ijebu, Ogun State, monitored by New Telegraph.
Reacting to the rising violent crimes in the state including ritual killings, kidnapping, and “Courtesy offenses,”, coupled with the high number of inmates on death row due to executions last occurring in 2002, the AG said that there is the absence of specific legislation for ritu...