Vanguard reports that United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Arbitrary or Summary Executions, Christof Heyns, stated that “appropriate actions, including communication to the government of President Goodluck Jonathan is being considered regarding the imminent execution of 54 soldiers in Nigeria.”
Executive Director of SERAP, Adetokunbo Mumuni, confirmed the news yesterday via a statement.
The United Nations (UN) has indicated that it will intervene in the death row case of the 54 Nigerian soldiers who were sentenced to death by firing squad in December.
