A teenage boy identified as Mustapha Abubakar, who was sentenced to death by hanging, has appealed to the Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, for clemency.
SaharaReporters reported that the 15-year-old requested speedy execution from the governor, saying he is being sexually abused by older inmates and warders.
In a letter sent to the governor, Abubakar of Cell 6, Unit 1, Cluster 2 at the Maiduguri Maximum Security Custodial Centre in Borno State, urged the governor to sign his death warrant expeditiously if his appeal for clemency would not materialize “within a reasonable time frame”.
Abubakar was sentenced to death by hanging at age 14 after he was reportedly lured into a get-rich-quick scheme through kidnapping for ransom led to the death of the hostage.
The teenage boy who is the youngest inmate at the facility is on death row awaiting execution at the facility along with 81 men and two women.
In his letter, he alleged that he was being “prostituted,…
Source: Linda Ikeji
