Warders and policemen shielding Maryam Sanda after her conviction and sentencing for killing her husband by the High Court of the FCT in Abuja...on Monday. Photo: Olatunji Obasa, Bilyaminu Bello, Maryam Sanda has approached the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division to set aside the verdict and acquit her.
Sanda, who was sentenced to death by hanging by Justice Yusuf Halilu on January 27, said the trial judge “was tainted by bias and prejudices”. In a notice of appeal predicated on 20 grounds and filed by her legal team comprised of Rickey Tarfa, SAN; Olusegun Jolaawo, SAN; Regina Okotie-Eboh and Beatrice Tarfa, the applicant said the judgement of the trial court was a complete “miscarriage of justice”.
“The trial judge exhibited bias against the defendant in not ruling one way or the other on the said motion challenging his jurisdiction to entertain the charge and therefore fundamentally breached the right to a fair hearing of the defendant.” The appellant also contended that the trial judge erred and misdirected himself by usurping the role of the police when he assumed the duty of an Investigating Police Officer as contained in Page 76 ofIt was submitted that “the circumstantial evidence which the trial court relied upon in its application of the last seen doctrine does not lead to the conclusion that the defendant is responsible for the death of the deceased.
Can her dead husband appealed been put death?
It's stupid to execute this lady and free people who kill, rape and maim a full community. This woman should be released and sent to a rehabilitation center.
Some of those judges and senators deserve more than a death sentence...nonsense
Am just worried about the kids they will live to suffer for what they new not, who will take care of them when both the father and mother are gone?
Any Judge who seat on the case and acquit her... it will never be well with such Judge. His or Her generation will suffer same thing.
Dis is serious fah we’ll see how justice is going to be serve bcoz there’s another woman that killed her husband on that very day that she was convicted
They should hang her fast
Better
Justice will be done inshaa Allah.. Cause it will serve as a detarrant to others...
Hmmm.... Law is taking its cause 🎗
Nothing musa no go see for gate
I saw this coming,but I don’t feel death sentence should be the final decision 🤷♀️🤷♀️
Have a feeling in my gut that she'll be acquitted.
What a country
They should equally pass bill to create agency for people with death sentence judgment...ifeanyiokoye04
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