Omo! Na big news wey land for Adamawa State! Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri don use Christmas spirit grant full pardon to one farmer wey dey carry heavy wahala on him head. This farmer, wey dem sabi as Sunday Jackson, be person wey kill Fulani herder during one gbas gbos for im farm, and dem don sentence am to death before.
Omo, dis pardon wey land on December 23, 2025, no be small matter o! E come as part of festive celebration plus recommendation from Adamawa State Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy. Fintiri talk say, “Me, I dey reason rehabilitation and compassion for dem wey dey suffer, especially for this festive season.” Chai! Wetin no go happen for Naija? You go just dey laugh!
Make I give you the full gist. Dis Jackson guy matter start back for 2015 when im dey manage im farm for Kodomti community. Buba Ardo Bawuro, the herder wey carry knife, come find trouble for im side. As wahala burst, Jackson no gree sit down de collect slap, he show say e sabi defend imself well well, and in the process, the herder enter eternal rest. But instead of people to hail am as hero, dem carry form go court, and na so dem convict am for culpable homicide in February 2021 and sentence am to death by hanging. Wetin be dis?
Despite Jackson talk say na self-defence, dem no gree hear word. Court come uphold the matter for Appeal and even Supreme Court follow say he for fit run before wahala happen. Na so wahala dey take enter pondo! People for Adamawa and beyond start dey shout, “No be so e suppose be! E be like say we no fit defend ourselves?” Civil society groups and religious dem, including Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, come join hand to beg for mercy. Even one U.S. congressman join body come beg for intervention. Na so this matter take dey hot!
Now, this pardon no be only for Sunday Jackson o! Fintiri use this opportunity to also free two other inmates wey dey serve their own sentence: Joseph Eugene from Yola Medium Security Custodial Centre and Maxwell Ibrahim from Kaduna Medium Security Custodial Centre. E no stop there! Five more inmates wey dey serve time for Numan and Jada don also get their sentence quietly cut. Wetin this Pardon Christmas celebration dey bring come?
Na so Fintiri take use im power under Section 212 of Nigerian Constitution wey allow am exercise am. E dey show say for this festive time, wetin fit better pass when person fit give another chance? Omo, dem for Adamawa go dey collect belle joy as dem gather for this special news wey go carry them enter new year.
As all dis gist dey hot, we go dey follow up and see how everything go play out. Naija no dey sleep! Na wetin dey concern us! Make you drop your comment below before we go enter serious wahala again for dis Naija matter!
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