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MANDATORY DEATH PENALTY: SENTENCING POLICY AND THE ATTITUDE OF COURTS IN NIGERIA

Whereas a host of penalties await a convicted offender the sentence of death stands at the apex of the categories of punishments! that are provided under the Nigerian penal laws. Death Penalty is recognized as a legitimate punishment by the Constitution? as well as by the Criminal Code and Penal Code. In Nigeria, like virtually every other country, offences are subject to classification. Some offences are regarded ‘as simple, others are called misdemeanours.