Nigeria, Nov. 16 -- The ECOWAS Court of Justice has issued a writ of execution directing the Nigerian government to implement its judgement ordering the repeal or amendment of parts of the Kano State Penal Code and Kano State Sharia Penal Code that restrict freedom of expression.

The writ, dated 23 September and received by the Federal Ministry of Justice on 6 October, stemmed from the court's judgement number ECW/CCJ/JUD/20/25. The judgement was delivered in suit number ECW/CCJ/APP/41/23, filed by the civil society organisation Expression Now Human Rights Initiative.

According to a Certified True Copy (CTC) seen by PREMIUM TIMES on Saturday, the court cited its judgement declaring Section 210 of the Kano State Penal Code and Section 38...