Supreme Court Upholds Controversial Ruling As It Sentenced Farmer To De@th For Killing Fulani Herdsman In Self-defense

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Mr. Sunday Jackson, a farmer from Adamawa State, has been sentenced to de@th by hanging for killing a Fulani herdsman—a case many believe was an act of self-defense that took a tragic turn.

The Supreme Court recently upheld the Adamawa High Court’s ruling, sealing Jackson’s fate and sparking widespread calls for clemency from those who view the verdict as a serious miscarriage of justice.

The incident dates back to 2014, when Jackson was working on his farm and was allegedly attacked by a Fulani herdsman armed with a knife.

During the struggle, Jackson sustained injuries to his legs but eventually overpowered his attacker. In the heat of the moment, he took the knife and fatally stabbed the herdsman.

However, in a gross travesty of justice, Jackson was sentenced to de@th in 2021 after being in prison for seven years.

The prosecution acknowledged during the trial that the knife belonged to the attacker, a fact that has fueled arguments that Jackson acted to protect his own life.

But, the trial court led by Justice Fatima Ahmed Tafida ruled that Jackson should have fled the scene after disarming his attacker rather than using the weapon against him.

Despite the clear context of self-defense, the court convicted Jackson of murder, sentencing him to de@th by hanging.

Regrettably, the Supreme Court has now upheld Jackson’s death sentence ten years after.

The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the lower court’s verdict on Mr. Jackson has left many questioning the application of justice in this case, with critics arguing that the ruling fails to account for the immediacy of the threat Jackson faced.

“This is clearly a case of persecution,” said a Rights activist. “Sunday Jackson was defending his life against an armed attacker. To sentence him to death for that is a miscarriage of justice that demands urgent attention.”

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