Photo credited to Ministry of Justice- Adamawa
The
Nigerian Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of Sunday Jackson, a
farmer from Adamawa State, who killed a Fulani herdsman in an act he claims was
self-defence.
Jackson,
a local farmer was attacked on his farm by a herdsman armed with a knife.
Despite suffering injuries, he fought back and killed his attacker. Arrested in
2014, he spent seven years in detention before being convicted of murder and
sentenced to death in 2021. The trial judge suggested he should have fled
despite his injuries.
His
appeal argued that his right to self-defence was ignored and that the court
took too long to deliver its ruling. However, the Supreme Court rejected his
case.
Already,
this ruling has sparked nationwide outrage, with critics calling it a
miscarriage of justice and urging Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State to
grant clemency.
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