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Nigeria’s Death Penalty By Zoom Inhumane—Human Rights Watch | Sahara Reporters

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Nigeria’s Death Penalty By Zoom Inhumane—hrw | Sahara Reporters The rights group was reacting to one of Nigeria’s first court rulings made using the video chat app because of the Coronavirus pandemic. NigeriaGov READ MORE:

The sentencing to death of a Nigerian driver via Zoom is “inherently cruel and inhumane”, Human Rights Watch says.

Lagos judge, Mojisola Dada, sentenced Olalekan Hameed to death by hanging for the murder of his employer’s mother. The hearing lasted almost three hours and was virtually attended by lawyers, including the Attorney-General of the state. They all participated in Monday’s session from different locations as part of efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19.It is not clear if Hameed will appeal against the sentence.

 

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This criticism is one that should not be directed towards the judiciary.

It seems the winds from the Sahara desert is drying up the brains of this reporter. HR watch did not say it was the means by which the sentence was handed, that is inhumane: “The irreversible punishment is archaic, inherently cruel and inhuman, it should be abolished,”

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