Tag: Maryam Sanda
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BREAKING: Appeal Court upholds death sentence for killer wife, Maryam Sanda
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has upheld the death sentence handed a mother of one, Maryam Sanda, convicted for murdering 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 Sandra’s appeal for…
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FACT CHECK: Killer wife, Maryam Sanda granted presidential amnesty?
The internet is presently flooded with reports that Maryam Sanda, the woman convicted and sentenced to death by hanging for killing her husband, had been granted a Presidential pardon. Recall that on January 27, an FCT High Court in Maitama sentenced Sanda to death for killing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello. Sanda killed her husband on…
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Death penalty: Maryam Sanda appeals against court judgment
Following her conviction by an FCT High Court over the alleged killing of her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, Maryam Sanda has approached the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, asking the court to set aside the verdict and acquit her. Sanda, who was sentenced to death by hanging by Justice Yusuf Halilu on Jan. 27, said the…
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Witness reveals how Maryam Sanda made attempts to stab husband before murder
A witness has revealed in details how Maryam Sanda made several attempt attempts to stab her husband, Bilyamin Bello before eventually killing him the night she did. Recall that Sanda is standing trial for the alleged murder of Bello, who was her husband and son of former Peoples Democratic Party Chairman, Bello Haliru. The witness,…
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Court adjourns trial of ‘killer wife’ Maryam Sanda as witness disappears
A Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the trial of Maryam Sanda to April 19, 2018, to enable the prosecution to call its first witness. The defence counsel Mr Joseph Daudu, had on behalf of Mrs Sanda made an application for the charges to be dismissed because it is incompetent, null and void. Mr…
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Maimuna Aliyu’s trial: Court fines ICPC’s lawyer over failure to producinge witnesses
An FCT High Court in Jabi yesterday berated the attitude of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) in the trial of a former Executive Director of Aso Savings and Loans, Maimuna Aliyu. Aliyu was arraigned by the ICPC on a three-counts charge with the first count accusing her of selling off…
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Court grants bail to alleged husband killer, Maryam Sanda
Justice Yusuf Halilu of the FCT High Court, Jabi, on Wednesday granted bail to Maryam Sanda, who allegedly killed her husband, Bilyaminu Bello on Nov. 19, 2017. Bilyaminu was the son of Haliru Bello, former National Chairman of PDP. The judge granted the bail following a new motion filed before the court by her counsel,…
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Court rejects bail for ‘Killer wife’, Maryam Sanda
The Federal Capital Territory High Court has struck out an application for bail by daughter-in-law of former Peoples Democratic Party chairman, Haliru Bello. The daughter-in-law, Maryam Sanda, is facing trial on allegations of homicide for the alleged killing of her husband, Bilyamin Bello. The deceased was a son to former chairman of the Peoples Democratic…
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Police arraign Maryam Sanda, mother, brother for allegedly murdering ex-PDP chairman’s son
The Nigerian Police Force on Thursday arraigned Maryam Sanda; her mother, Maimuna Aliyu; her brother, Aliyu Sanda; and a fourth defendant, Sadiya Aminu for the alleged murder of Biliyanu Bello, late son of a former Peoples Democratic Party chairman, Mohammed Bello. TheNewsGuru.com reports that Sanda was accused of killing her husband, Biliyanu Bello, over allegations…
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Concealment of evidence: Maryam Sanda’s mother, Maimuna Aliyu charged with Bilyamin’s murder
A former executive director of Aso Savings and Loans Maimuna Aliyu, her son Aliyu Sanda, and another lady were yesterday charged by the FCT Police Command for alleged concealment of evidence at the crime scene of the suspected murder of their son-in-law, Bilyamin Bello, by her daughter Maryam Sanda. This was contained in an amended…