I’ve forgiven my daughter-in-law who killed my son —Isa

…Says helium appealed to Buhari, Tinubu to pardon Maryam Sanda

By Favour Ulebor

Abuja —The begetter of the precocious Bilyaminu Bello, who was killed by his wife, Maryam Sanda, Alhaji Bello Isa, has said helium was blessed that President Bola Tinubu has pardoned his daughter-in-law.

Speaking successful Abuja during a associated interview, yesterday, with Maryam’s father, Alhaji Garba Sanda, Alhaji Bello Isa said his information was purely humanitarian.

Alhaji Isa, begetter of the deceased, said helium had been softly seeking state for Maryam, who had been connected decease enactment since her condemnation for the execution of her husband.

He said helium wanted Maryam released truthful she could attraction for her 2 young children, adding that executing her would not bring backmost his son.

According to him, “As a Muslim, I person accepted what happened. I person forgiven her and near judgement to Allah,” helium said.

Responding to reports that immoderate household members objected to his forgiveness, Isa said radical were escaped to person their opinions, but arsenic a begetter and a Muslim, helium believed forgiveness was the champion prime for bid and humanity.

“Vengeance cannot bring backmost my son, but forgiveness tin bring bid to my family, to her household and to the children, who indispensable not endure immoderate longer.

“You cannot forestall anybody to accidental what is successful his mind. Anybody who wants to accidental thing is escaped to say. But to me, arsenic the father, I permission everything to God.”

It was revealed that Alhaji Isa had written to the past Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, SAN, and the Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, successful 2019, to question clemency for Maryam.

Although those aboriginal appeals went unanswered, the caller pardon granted by President Tinubu nether the Presidential Prerogative of Mercy fulfilled his request.

He said his archetypal plea for Maryam’s merchandise was adjacent earlier her condemnation successful January 2020. He recalled penning to the Commissioner of Police connected January 17, 2019, stating that helium had forgiven whoever was liable for his son’s decease and appealed that the complaint beryllium withdrawn, truthful that my son’s psyche could remainder successful bid according to Islamic injunction.

He besides swore an affidavit astatine the FCT High Court connected June 21, 2019, reaffirming his forgiveness and asking that the prosecution beryllium withdrawn.

The grieving begetter said since the 2020 judgment, the children had lone been capable to spot and enslaved with their parent during occasional visits to the Suleja prison, a concern helium described arsenic “heartbreaking for guiltless children.”

Also speaking, Alhaji Garba Sanda, begetter of Maryam, expressed gratitude to Alhaji Isa and his household for what helium described arsenic a uncommon enactment of compassion.

He besides confirmed that Alhaji Isa had been advocating mercy agelong earlier the conviction.
Garba said the entreaty was written to the constabulary and made videos, during Buhari’s tenure, seeking clemency.

He past thanked the President for his magnanimity.

He said: “Words cannot picture our appreciation to the Isa’s household for this motion of mercy and reconciliation. We proceed to commune that thing affirmative whitethorn travel from this tragedy, that our families whitethorn heal, and that these children volition turn up knowing emotion from some sides.

“If you person followed his speech, from time one, adjacent earlier the little court’s judgment, helium wrote to the constabulary and to the Attorney General that the household was not funny successful tribunal matters. They asked for the substance to beryllium discontinued.

“Since 2019, helium has followed up. He was the 1 who applied to the Attorney General seeking clemency for his daughter-in-law. We person been successful interaction and talking. Even the children cognize him, truthful this is not thing new. Before and aft the judgment, we person been together.”

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