[Adesewa]

The United Kingdom on Monday appealed to Nigeria to abolish the death penalty, saying that capital punishment cheapened human life.
The UK made the appeal in a statement issued by the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Paul Arkwright, on the 2016 World Day against the Death Penalty.
Mr. Arkwright said the British Government believed the death penalty had no place in the modern world and its use undermined human dignity.
According to him, there is no conclusive evidence of its deterrent value, adding that any miscarriage of justice leading to its imposition is irreversible and irreparable.
He explained that the past two decades had seen a significant rise in the number of countries that had abolished capital punishment.

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