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Court strikes out Maryam Sanda’s Appeal, Upholds death sentence

Ihesiulo Grace 5 December 2020 0

An Appeal Court in Abuja has dismissed the appeal filed by Maryam Sanda for lacking in merit. The court upheld the judgement by the FCT High Court which had sentenced her to death by hanging for killing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, son of the former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic

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Maryam Sanda in our custody, will remain – NCoS

Ihesiulo Grace 16 April 2020 0

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has denied reports that Maryam Sanda a lady jailed for killing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello has been released. A statement by the NCoS spokesperson, Chucks Njoku said: “The attention of Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has been drawn to the news making the rounds that Maryam Sanda was granted presidential pardon […]

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Maryam Sanda appeals death sentence, files 20 grounds of appeal

Ihesiulo Grace 20 February 2020 0

A housewife, Maryam Sanda, who was sentenced to death for killing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello has asked the Court of Appeal, Abuja to void and set aside the death sentence. She was sentenced to death by hanging last month by Justice Yusuf Halilu of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory. Senate probes GSM operators […]

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Maryam Sanda: Nigerians react to court verdict

Ihesiulo Grace 27 January 2020 0

Maryam Sanda has been sentenced after been found guilty of killing her husband, the son of a former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Haliru Mohammed Bello, Bilyamin Mohammed Bello in 2007 READ ALSO: Just In: Court sentences Maryam Sanda to death by hanging for killing her husband, Bello Nigerians have reacted to Justice […]

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Just In: Court sentences Maryam Sanda to death by hanging for killing her husband, Bello

Ihesiulo Grace 27 January 2020 0

A federal high court in Abuja has through Justice Yusuf Halilu found Maryam Sanda, guilty of killing her husband, Bilyamin Mohammed Bello in 2017 and sentenced her to death by hanging. Bello, son of Haliru Mohammed Bello, a former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party,PDP, was stabbed to death with bottle in November, 2017. […]

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Maryam Sanda, alleged husband killer knows fate today

Ihesiulo Grace 27 January 2020 0

The woman, who allegedly stabbed her husband to death in Abuja, Maryam Sanda, will know her fate today when Justice Yusuf Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court delivers judgment in her protracted trial. The police had charged her with culpable homicide in November 2017 and are seeking the death penalty in the […]

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Alleged murder: SANs’ withdrawal stalls Maryam Sanda’s trial

Ihesiulo Grace 6 October 2018 0

The ongoing trial of Maryam Sanda, for alleged murder of her husband, Bilayaminu Bello, before Justice Yusuf Halilu of the FCT High Court, Maitama, on Thursday, suffered yet another adjournment for the third time. The case was adjourned because of the withdrawal of three Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) namely Joseph Daudu, A. T. Kehinde […]

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Alleged murder of husband: Court grants bail to Maryam Sanda

Ihesiulo Grace 7 March 2018 0

A Federal high court in Abuja has granted bail to Maryam Sanda, the woman who reportedly stabbed her husband Bilyamin Bello to death over infidelity. Maryam Sanda reportedly stabbed her husband, Bilyamin Bello, to death Bilyamin Bello who is the son of the former Peoples Democratic Party chairman, Haliru Bello, was allegedly stabbed to death […]

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Murder Trial: Court refuses Maryam Sanda’s bail

Ihesiulo Grace 7 February 2018 0

An FCT High Court in Jabi has again strike out a bail application filed by Maryam Sanda. The trial judge, Justice Yusuf Halilu delivered the ruling by 12:20pm on Wednesday when giving ruling on the observation made by the court that a notice of appeal has been made against the court’s earlier ruling denying Maryam […]

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Court remands wife in Suleja Prison for killing ex-Minister’s son, Husband

Ihesiulo Grace 25 November 2017 0

Trial begins Dec 7 An Abuja High Court in Jabi on Friday remanded Mrs Maryam Sanda in Suleja Prison for allegedly stabbing her husband to death. Justice Yusuf Halilu had remanded Maryham in prison, following her arraignment on two count homicide murder charges for stabbing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello Haliru to death. The late Bilyaminu […]