The sad thing to note about the death penalty in Nigeria is that we have what we call the mandatory death penalty. This means that for certain offences, the court has no discretion. The judge cannot exercise any discretion, but must hand down the death penalty. Once there's a conviction, there's no room for an appeal to ask for a lighter sentence.
Against this background, unfortunately, this is not only applicable to the most serious crimes, for example, genocide, but it is for offences such as kidnapping, armed robbery, adultery under sharia law and blasphemy. These are being handed down on a daily basis.
It's not as though it is targeting any particular group. It is across the country. It is used widely, because it's hinged on the constitution. Sadly, this is the background, and that's why you have that number. The statistics are that over 3,200 people are on death row, and the number is growing every day.