Clemency: Onoh prays Tinubu to reverse pardon on Maryam Sanda, drug convicts

Clemency: Onoh Requests Tinubu to Reverse Pardon

Onoh has criticized the pardon granted to some convicts by President Bola Tinubu, based on the recommendations of the Presidential Advisory Committee on the Prerogative of Mercy.

President Tinubu recently granted presidential pardon and clemency to 175 individuals, including drug convicts, foreigners, and capital offenders like Maryam Sanda.

Maryam Sanda was convicted in 2020 of culpable homicide punishable by death for stabbing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, to death during a domestic dispute.

Onoh, President Tinubu's spokesman in the South East, has faulted the pardon granted to these convicts.

Author's summary: Onoh criticizes President Tinubu's pardon of convicts.

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The Guardian Nigeria The Guardian Nigeria — 2025-10-12

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