Can a child under 17 years who committed offence punishable by death by killed?
No. children under 17 years of age at the time of the commission of the offence cannot be sentenced to death.
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She is sentenced to death but pregnant. What happens to her baby?
A pregnant woman must be commuted until she is delivered of her baby. The baby is innocent and cannot be killed.
Is Euthanasia or mercy killing allowed in Nigeria?
Euthanasia according to Collins English Dictionary is “the act of killing a person painlessly especially to relieve suffering from an incurable disease.” In some jurisdictions/countries, it is permitted because of pains suffered by terminally ill patients. However in Nigeria, it is a crime according to Criminal Code. The following sections 311, 326, 327 and 299 […]
Someone told me that I can kill under Self defence. Is it true?
You have to be very careful as you have been told to jump into an ocean without any knowledge of its deepness. Under self defence, you don’t aim at killing anyone who assaults you. For example, how can you kill a man who assaults you by throwing a Lacasera bottle at you and put up […]
At what stage can police use ‘force’ or kill when effecting a LAWFUL arrest?
The police have the powers of arrest and can effect it with warrant where it is required by law and without warrant where necessary because if an offence is committed in the presence of a policeman, he can effect arrest without warrant so that the accused will not escape. However, our campaign is that the […]
Can a Police or Army Officer obey unlawful order of Superior officer to kill in order to suppress riot?
Where a riot or mutiny will result to serious mischief and destruction of lives and properties, any person acting under the orders of the armed or police forces can obey the lawful command of a superior officer in a relation to the suppression of a riot or mutiny and if willful death occurs here, it […]
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