The Supreme Court of Nigeria has upheld the verdicts of the Federal High Court which sentenced Maryam Sanda to death by hanging for the murder of her husband. In a four-to-one split decision, the apex court upheld the 2020 conviction handed down by the Federal Capital Territory High Court, which was subsequently affirmed by the Court of Appeal. The court ruled that the prosecution had proven the case beyond reasonable doubt and that the executive pardon granted by President Bola Tinubu was inappropriate while an appeal was still pending. Justice…
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