Presidency Clarifies Maryam Sanda Was Given Clemency, Not Pardon for Husband's Murder

The Presidency revealed that Maryam Sanda, convicted of murdering her husband in 2020, was granted clemency and not a pardon by President Bola Tinubu. Special Adviser Bayo Onanuga explained that the act was a crime of passion and not premeditated.

The children of Maryam Sanda were taken into consideration in the decision. This clarification comes after public outrage over the reduction of her death sentence to 12 years in prison.