Appeal Court upholds death sentence for Maryam Sanda

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld the death sentence of Maryam Sanda.

Recall that Ms Sanda was convicted for murder of her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, a cousin of former chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Haliru Bello.

A three-man panel of the court, in a judgment on Friday afternoon, dismissed Ms Sanda’s appeal for lacking in merit, The Nation reported.

She was earlier this year, convicted for murder and ordered to be hanged by a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, in Maitama.

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