President Bola Tinubu has revoked the presidential pardon earlier granted to Maryam Sanda, who was sentenced to death in 2020 for the murder of her husband, Bilyaminu Bello.
The decision follows widespread public criticism that trailed the pardon. According to an official gazette released on Wednesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President has reversed the pardon and commuted her death sentence to 12 years’ imprisonment.
The document further disclosed that Sanda, who has already spent six years and eight months at the Suleja Medium Security Custodial Centre, will serve out the remaining term based on compassionate grounds approved by the President.
