Abuja, Nigeria – Di drama don continue for Nigeria as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu goto sign instrument wey fit change lives for some convicts. Omo, dis one na serious matter wey fit shake ground well well!
For October 29, 2025, Tinubu don use im pen grant mercy and clemency to some individuals wey dey earlier convict for various offences. Dem dey hala say di list wey come out lost some names after people begin shout for social media about dem inclusion.
As e be, di first list wey carry 175 names don reduce because dem delete serious offenders from am. According to Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu special adviser, people wey dey involved for kidnapping, drug trafficking, human trafficking, and di likes no dey among di lucky ones anymore.
One clear case wey dey raise eyebrow na Maryam Sanda, wey for 2020, stab im husband, Bilyaminu Bello. Di court sentence am to death by hanging but now, she don liken her punishment to 12 years instead. Dem say na because of compassion and di children matter wey dem take reduce her time. She don serve about six years already, so she still get six years to waka go.
Di gist wey dey go around be say di President realize say making some people get pardoned no be a good idea after all. Di public don carry di matter for head, dey yaff complain say mercy for murderers no jive with justice, and di president dey reason am well.
Di initial list don spark wahala because many Nigerians dey vex for di freedom wey elected criminals don dey get. Atiku Abubakar sey na shame for di administration wey dey flip-flop on am. E don make everybody dey wonder what kind of planning dey inside di President office.
Onanuga come break am down say dem dey review di list again based on public feedback and consultations with di Council of State. Na serious matter be dis, as dem dey try balance di feelings of victims and di practicalities of mercy.
When dem publish di new list for pardoned convicts, many names don vanish, leaving just a few wey fit fit into di new scheme of things. Some lawmakers and social commentators dey hail di new direction, while others dey criticize di inconsistency.
Na wetin we fit call ‘mercy with a twist!’ As President Tinubu dey try make am right, na ya him get to show he dey listen to di voice of di people. Na so dis democracy be, but e sure say we go always dey look di other side of dis matter.
In summary, di mercy instrument wey dey lead to di reduction of sentences don create plenty talk-for-back. People still dey wonder if dis na correct step or na just politics wey dey play. Di way wey things dey do, Nigerians go continue dey vigilant as dem dey watch di koko of di situation.
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