I. JUDGMENT 1. This is the judgment of the Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS (hereinafter referred to as “the Court”) delivered virtually in open court pursuant to Article 8(1) of the Practice Directions on Electronic Case Management and Virtual Court Sessions, 2020. II. DESCRIPTION OF THE PARTIES 2. The Applicants are as follows: i. The first Applicant are Nigerian registered Non-Governmental Organizations with registration numbers 41552 and 114864 respectively with the sole aim of assisting the less privileged. ii. The second Applicant is Elvis Chukwuma Ilomuanya, a Nigerian currently on death row in Enugu Maximum Prison Enugu State managed by the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. iii. The third Applicant is Raphael Ude, a Nigerian currently on death row in Enugu Maximum Prison in East Nigeria Enugu State managed by the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. iv. The fourth Applicant is David Amaefule, a Nigerian currently on death row in Enugu Maximum Prison in East Nigeria Enugu State managed by the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. III. INTRODUCTION 3