After 11 years on death row over an incident of self-defence, the Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has granted clemency to a farmer, Sunday Jackson.
Jackson was attacked by a herdsman on his farm in 2015 and, while defending himself from imminent danger, fatally injured his assailant with a knife.
Despite the circumstances pointing to self-defence, Jackson was convicted and senten
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