The Supreme Court has overturned the pardon granted by President Bola Tinubu to an Abuja-based housewife, Maryam Sanda. Recall that Sanda was sentenced to death by hanging in 2020 over the death of her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, during a domestic dispute. However, President Tinubu recently reduced Sanda’s sentence to 12 years’ imprisonment on compassionate grounds, according to the presidency. In a judgement delivered yesterday, the Supreme Court, in a 4-to-1 split decision, affirmed the death sentence originally handed down by the Court of Appeal, Abuja. The Court of Appeal had…
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