The Lagos State Government is set to execute the General
Overseer of the Christian Praying Assembly, Chukwuemeka Ezeugo, also known as
Rev King and other prison inmates on death roll.
This was disclosed by the State Attorney General and
Commissioner for Justice, Adeniji Kazeem during a press conference in the
state.
Kazeem said the state government was reviewing the cases of
those on death roll and will be taking a crucial decision soon.
The Commissioner disclosed that his recent visit to prisons
in the state which was on the instruction of the state Governor, Akinwunmi
Ambode, said prison officials drew his attention to the highhandedness of those
on death row.
According to Kazeem, previous administration had not deemed
it fit to sign documents for the execution of convicts on death row, but the
Ambode administration is moving towards signing the execution document.
Kazeem said, “Very soon, you will see the action of this
government on that issues, we are reviewing the case on Rev. King and others on
death roll.
“Lots of people are on death row, Rev. King is not the only
one on death row, it is on the instruction of Ambode that I visited the prisons
recently and I discuss the issue with the prison officials and they expressed
concern.
“We are moving in that direction of signing. The prison
officials said we need to look at that seriously. Those on death row are
beginning to think they have some rights. We are going to move in that
direction, you will hear from me, but I will not tell you the exact date.”
Recall that the Supreme Court had on 27 February, 2016
upheld the judgment of the Appeal Court which passed
death penalty on King.
