The Republic

The Text

Every person has a right to life, and no one shall be deprived intentionally of his life, save in execution of the sentence of a court in respect of a criminal offence of which he has been found guilty in Nigeria.

How to cite this section

Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), §33Right to life. Retrieved from The Republic, therepublic.extrafemi.com/constitution/fundamental-rights/33.

Source · Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, as amended · §33

All sections in Chapter IVFundamental Rights

Methodology

Tier 1 · primary

Courts. Gazettes. National archives.

Tier 2 · corroborating

OCCRP. HRW. BudgIT. TheCable.

Tier 4 · tertiary, flagged

Wikipedia only where primary is pending. Always labelled.