The family of the late Bilyaminu Bello has condemned the presidential pardon granted to his wife, Maryam Sanda after murdering him

[Augusta]

The family of the late Bilyaminu Bello has condemned the presidential pardon granted to his wife, Maryam Sanda, describing the move as the worst possible injustice any family could be made to go through.



Sanda st@bbed Bilyaminu to d3ath at their Abuja home on November 19, 2017.

She was convicted and sentenced to d3ath by the FCT High Court on January 27, 2020.

President Bola Tinubu approved the release of 175 inmates, including Sanda, serving various jail terms across the country under the Prerogative of Mercy policy, which allows the President to grant clemency on humanitarian grounds.

In a strongly worded statement issued on Monday, October 13, Dr Bello Mohammed, on behalf of the family, said the move has reopened their healing wounds.

"To have Maryam Sanda walk the face of the earth again, free from any blemish for her heinous crime as if she had merely squashed an ant, is the worst possible injustice any family could be made to go through for a loved one,” the statement partly read

The family noted that Sanda, who was convicted for the premeditated and cold-blooded m8rder of her husband, had shown “no remorse even for a fleeting moment throughout the saga."

 

[gwolf666]

Honestly, I completely understand the family’s outrage. This kind of decision feels like a direct slap in the face to justice and to the memory of the victim. When someone commits such a horrific act especially one proven in court — granting them a presidential pardon undermines the integrity of the entire judicial process. It tells people that even the most serious crimes can be erased with the stroke of a pen, depending on who you are or who you know.
What makes it worse is the apparent lack of remorse from Maryam Sanda. True mercy should come when there’s genuine repentance, not defiance. The President’s intent may have been to show compassion through the Prerogative of Mercy, but this particular case doesn’t seem to fit that purpose at all. Instead of healing, it’s reopened deep emotional wounds. Justice delayed is painful, but justice denied — especially in such a brutal case is unbearable.