The Supreme Court of Nigeria has upheld the death sentence for a Christian man who defended himself against an attack by Fulani herdsmen. #SupremeCourtNigeria #Christiandeathsentence #Fulaniherdsmenattack
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ChristianmanstabbedinFulaniattacksentencedtodeathbyhangingforkillinginself-defenseAttorneyandinternationalhumanrightsadvocateEmmanuelOgebeseenin2023interview.|Screenshot/AriseNewsABUJA,Nigeria—TheSupremeCourtofNigeriahasupheldthedeathsentenceforaChristianmanwhodefendedhimselfagainstanattackbyFulaniherdsmen.
CallingtheMarch7rulinga“horrendousmiscarriageofjustice,”attorneyandinternationalhumanrightsadvocateEmmanuelOgebesaidinapressstatementthattheoriginaltrialjudgesubstitutedheropinioninplaceoffactsinthe2021deathsentencehandedtoSundayJackson,whoatthattimehadbeenimprisonedforseveralyearsafterherdsmenattackedhisfarminAdamawastate.
“Thejudgehadconfusedthefactsofthecaseresultinginahorrendousmiscarriageofjustice,andassuchitmustbevoided,”theU.S.-basedOgebesaid.“Fromappellant’sbriefofargument,itisp
