v. The fifth Applicant is Olanrewaju Akogwu, a Nigerian currently on death row in Warri Prison managed by the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. vi. The sixth Applicant is Ibrahim Fari Shafiu, a Nigerian currently on death row in Suleja Prison Niger State managed by the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. vii. The seventh Applicant is Daniel Akaka, a Nigerian currently on death row in Warri Prison managed by the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. viii. The eighth Applicant is Ozioma Aoryeme, a Nigerian currently on death row in Suleja Prison Niger State managed by the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. 3. The Respondent is the Federal Republic of Nigeria, a Member State of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), signatory to the ECOWAS Treaty and to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights and other international human rights instruments (hereinafter referred to as the “Respondent”). III. INTRODUCTION 4. This Application is premised upon the alleged violation of the Applicants’ rights to a fair hearing, rights to appeal and to effective remedy and the rights to freedom from torture, cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment owing to the conditions of prison and the threat of execution by the Respondent. 4