death. They are currently on death row at Enugu Prisons awaiting the
execution of their sentence and have spent up to 15 (fifteen) years on death
row.
9. The Applicants allege that their rights to a fair hearing were violated by the
Respondent as it failed to adhere to international standards by denying
them access to their family and legal counsel, as well as access to medical
facilities in prison.
10.It is their claim that within the various years spent on death row, they have
endured torture and inhumane conditions in the prisons and live in daily
fear of not knowing when they will be executed. They state that the terrible
conditions of the prison and fear of not knowing when they will be
executed has made them to develop serious medical conditions, including
high blood pressure and depression. That these conditions constitute
torture, inhuman and degrading treatment and punishment. They therefore
pray that they should be released on medical grounds.
11.The Applicants further aver that they are traumatized and daily live in fear
of imminent execution, particularly with the recent pronouncements by the
Vice President during the National Economic Council Meeting in February
2018 and the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice in
April 2018, urging State Governors to sign the death warrants to enable a
decongestion of the Nigerian Prisons.
12.They state that their condition is very critical and their sense of humanity
greatly diminished because prison conditions are below standard. These
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