HC Deb 28 November 1927 vol 211 cc47-8W
Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHY

asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is in a position to give the number of natives of Nigeria who have been tried and executed during the year 1926 without being allowed to employ counsel in defence in the Courts; and what is the complete number of such executions during the last five years?

Mr. ORMSBY-GORE

In 1926 the number of persons executed after trial before the Provincial and Native Courts was 59. The figures for previous years are:

1922 87
1923 89
1924 72
1925 73