A former Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, Justice Ishaq Usman Bello, has urged governors to sign death warrants in order to decongest Nigerian prisons.
Speaking at the Nigeria Human Rights Conference in Enugu, Justice Bello emphasised that the governors’ reluctance to sign death warrants for inmates convicted of capital offences who have exhausted all legal remedies contributing to the perpetuation of crimes in society.
According to Justice Bello, “There are so many lapses where they have neglected their own responsibility as Governors which makes the society permissive of searching continuity of crimes.”
He cited his experience as chairman of prison reforms and decongestion, where he encountered numerous inmates on death row due to governors’ hesitation to sign death warrants.
Justice Bello argued that signing death warrants is part of the criminal justice system and would help decongest prison facilities.
“By doing so, the prison facilities will be decongested. But refusing to fulfill their constitutional obligations as required by the law, they indirectly encourage the criminals in their atrocities,” he said.
The Nigeria Correctional Service has reported that there are currently 3,590 inmates on death row across the country’s custodial centers, with some governors expressing reluctance to sign death warrants.
Justice Bello’s call for governors to sign death warrants aims to address the congestion in prisons and ensure that justice is served.
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