The Supreme Court Friday reaffirmed the death sentence to Maryam Sanda for committing culpable homicide. In a split judgment of four to one, a five-member panel of justices of the apex court restated the judicial pronouncement that ordered her death by hanging. The court resolved all the issues she raised to set aside her conviction…
President Bola Tinubu has revoked the pardon granted Maryam Sanda, instead her death sentenced was reduced to 12 years imprisonment. She was sentenced to death in 2020 for the killing of her husband, Bilyaminu Bello. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this on Wednesday. According to the gazette, Sanda,…
The family of the late Bilyaminu Bello has condemned the presidential pardon granted to his wife, Maryam Sanda, who was convicted and sentenced to death for his murder. They described the move as “the worst possible injustice any family could be made to go through.” In a statement on Monday, Dr Bello Mohammed, on behalf…
