We can plead for clemency. We can ask them to temper justice with mercy. However, we want Nigerians to realise that while we would plead, we can't stop the countries from implementing their laws."
Commissioner for Justice, Moyosore Onigbanjo, announced the clemency for the couple in a statement. He disclosed that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu also approved the release of 56 inmates from various correctional centres.
He emphasised that his request for clemency should not be misunderstood as an admission of guilt on behalf of the community. He said this in many statements.
There have been concerns about legal irregularities in the cases of some facing imminent execution, with Amnesty International citing "systematic flaws" in several trials and noting a handful of clemency appeals were still pending.