Man sentenced to death in Nigeria's first online court ruling

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Man sentenced to death in Nigeria's first online court ruling
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The accused, lawyers, witnesses and journalists participated remotely via the Zoom application. FMTNews DeathSentence Nigeria Zoom OnlineCourt

The accused, lawyers, witnesses, journalists participated remotely via the Zoom application.

Lagos judge Mojisola Dada on Monday ordered death by hanging for Olalekan Hameed, a driver, over the 2018 murder of 76-year-old Jolasun Okunsanya, the mother of his boss.It was not immediately clear if Hameed would appeal.Local and international rights bodies have repeatedly called on Nigerian authorities to expunge the death sentence.

On Monday, all the parties to the case, including the accused, lawyers, witnesses and journalists participated in the session remotely from different locations via the Zoom application.The bulk of the infections and fatalities occurred in Lagos and the nation’s capital Abuja, prompting President Muhammadu Buhari to impose a five-week lockdown on both cities.

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