Activists demand pardon for farmer sentenced to death in Adamawa

Some human rights activists are pleading with the Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, to pardon Sunday Jackson, a farmer sentenced to death for killing a Fulani herdsman, Ardo Bawuro, who allegedly attacked him on his farmland.

The incident occurred seven years ago when Jackson was working on his farm. Reports indicate that Bawuro, armed with a knife, attacked and injured Jackson on his leg and the back of his head. Acting in self-defence,…