Maryam Sanda who killed her husband Bilyaminu Bello has been sentenced to death by hanging by an FCT High Court.
The deceased, a nephew of former chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Haliru Bello, was killed on November 18, 2017.
Justice Yusuf Halilu on Monday convicted Sanda on circumstantial evidence.
According to the Police, the killing was premeditated. The police also accused Maimuna Aliyu, Sanda’s mother; Aliyu, her brother; and Sadiya Aminu, her housemaid; of tampering with evidence by cleaning the blood and other proofs from the crime scene, but charges were later dropped.
Sanda, the mother of two, her mother and her other relatives broke down in tears immediately the judge pronounced her guilty.
The teary Sanda rushed out of the courtroom following the judgementut, but the judge ordered that she should be brought back to the courtroom.
The defence lawyer attempted to plea for mercy was rejected by the judge.
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