Court Finds Maryam Sanda Guilty For Killing Her Husband, Bilyaminu, Sentenced To Death

An FCT High Court on Monday convicted Maryam Sanda, the woman who allegedly stabbed her husband to death in Abuja.

Delivering judgment, Justice Yusuf Halilu, convicted her on circumstantial evidence.

The victim, Bilyaminu, was the son of a former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Haliru Bello.

The killing was premeditated, the police said.


The police accused Sanda of stabbing her husband with a broken bottle at about 3:50 a.m. on Nov. 18, 2017.

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.

Here is a video of her immediate reaction after the judgement:

Posted: at 27-01-2020 12:59 PM (4 years ago) | Gistmaniac

what did she expect?

Posted: at 27-01-2020 03:41 PM (4 years ago) | Upcoming

What is sad here. That's what she bargained for and thank God she got it. Oh she thought that she will be freed to continue flexing around while the family of the late husband will keep mourning.

Posted: at 27-01-2020 05:52 PM (4 years ago) | Newbie