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Nigeria death penalty rulings

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Latest: Nigeria Supreme Court upholds death sentence for Abu Umar

In late July 2026, Nigeria's courts issued two notable capital‑punishment decisions. On 23 July, the Kano High Court, presided over by Justice Farida Rabiu‑Danbappa, sentenced Shuaibu Abdulkadir to death by hanging for c