Presidential Pardon for Maryam Sanda ‘Correct Decision’ — Gumi

Controversial Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, has said that thepresidential pardon granted to Maryam Sanda, who was convicted in 2020 andsentenced to death for killing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, is the best way togo. Recall that President Tinubu earlier granted pardon to Sandaand 174 other convicts, including drug traffickers, kidnappers, and fraudsters. However, following public outrage, the President, in astatement issued on Wednesday by his media aide, Bayo Onanuga, announced thatthe presidential pardon had been revoked. Sanda’s punishment was, however, reduced to 12 years inprison on “compassionate grounds in the interest of the children.” Reacting, Gumi, in a post on Facebook, said Sanda’sremorsefulness after killing her husband shows that it was the “work ofShaytan.” According to him, “They said she stabbed him, then brokedown crying over his body. Do you understand? That is the work of Shaytan. “So, when she was pardoned, people began to speak withoutknowledge, they do not understand the ruling of forgiveness in Islamic law.” “The family of the deceased said, ‘We have forgiven her.’May Allah protect us all. Ameen.” The Islamic scholar explained that the act of forgivenessearlier granted by the victim’s family was not only lawful but spirituallysuperior. “In Islam, when the family of the victim forgives, it is nota weakness, it is mercy, and mercy is more beloved to Allah than vengeance. “Maryam Sanda’s execution would not have been the rightsolution. The presidential pardon she received was the correct one. In Islam,justice is not driven by anger, but by balance and compassion,” he added.

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