FG revokes clemency granted husband killer Maryam Sanda; commutes sentence to 12 years imprisonment
President Bola Tinubu has revoked the clemency granted to Maryam Sanda, who was sentenced to death for killing her husband in 2017.
Sanda’s call used to be on the list of these to be released from prison in advance this month.
but, following public outrage, the listing used to be withdrawn, whilst Prince Lateef Fagbemi, Minister of Justice, who chaired the Committee that endorsed clemency for the convicts, announced that it might be subjected to in addition scrutiny.
In a revised list launched on Wednesday, Oct. 29, Sanda’s name regarded in the “decreased terms of imprisonment” class.
Her sentence has been commuted from a demise sentence to 12 years imprisonment. this indicates she is anticipated to spend approximately five greater years as she has spent 7 years in prison.
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