134 executions in 2025
At least 975 people were executed in 2024
The Edo State House of Assembly on February 18, 2025 approved death sentence for kidnappers in the state.
HCR 2024
Hossein Yavari, Sasan Mirhadi, Behrouz Mohammadi, Reza Anzali-Chi
Woman only identified as Bagherinejad, and Mehdi Iranian
The news came with chilling finality: Mohamed Nur Hussein, a Somali man imprisoned for seven years in Saudi Arabia, had been executed on February 16. His family, who had spoken to him only a day earlier, were left in shock.
British couple
Two political prisoners who could be executed within hours
