{"id":5473,"date":"2013-06-24T21:25:25","date_gmt":"2013-06-24T21:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigeria-news\/4-convicts-hanged-in-benin\/"},"modified":"2013-06-24T21:25:25","modified_gmt":"2013-06-24T21:25:25","slug":"4-convicts-hanged-in-benin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/4-convicts-hanged-in-benin\/","title":{"rendered":"4 convicts hanged in Benin"},"content":{"rendered":"
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JETHRO IBILEKE\/Benin<\/strong><\/p>\n

Four convicts who had been on the death row were Monday executed by hanging in Benin City, capital of Edo State, south-south Nigeria.<\/p>\n

The execution which took place in the premises of the Benin City Central Prisons, has however elicited condemnation from Amnesty International. <\/p>\n

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4 convicts hanged in Benin<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

.Illustration: Courtesy of Amnesty International<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a statement, the international human rights group, called on Nigerian government for restraint in carrying out the execution which it said was confirmed by a court yesterday in Benin City.<\/p>\n

Edo State Attorney General and Commissioner for justice, Henry Idahagbon, who confirmed the executions, said the convictions were got many years ago as far as the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n

Idahagbon who could not confirm names of the executed criminals, said three of them were convicted outside the state, but have been in prison in Benin City, adding that the execution of the convictions was on the prison authorities who requested for the go ahead.<\/p>\n

“I didn’t memories the names, but they are in the document forwarded to me in the office. If you come to me tomorrow, I can get them for you,” Idahagbon said.<\/p>\n

On claims that there was a stay of execution order, Idahagbon said his office got the stay of execution papers but that the execution was not to be carried out by his office.<\/p>\n

Sources within the prison however confirmed that the fifth condemned criminals will be executed before Friday this week by firing squad.<\/p>\n

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