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Nigeria: Lawmakers Move to Abolish Death Penalty - Read More

Date Added: June 02, 2008 12:56:04 PM
Baring any last minute hitches, some lawmakers have concluded plans to present a bill before the House of Representatives seeking to abolish the controversial death penalty from the nation's statute books.

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