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Nigerian Supreme Court Restores Death Sentence for Sanda
12/12/2025
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Story summary
- The Nigerian Supreme Court, in a 4-1 ruling, reinstated the death sentence for Maryam Sanda.
- Maryam Sanda was convicted in 2017 of murdering her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, and sentenced to death in 2020.
- President Bola Tinubu commuted the death sentence to 12 years on compassionate grounds.
- The Supreme Court, led by Justice Moore Adumein, nullified the pardon as improper.
- The ruling restored the death penalty.
