A federal capital territory ( FCT
) high court has ordered that Maryam Sanda be remanded in Suleja prison
for allegedly murdering Bilyamin Bello, her husband.
The FCT police command arraigned
her before Yusuf Halilu, a judge, on Friday.
Maryam, who wept profusely in the
court, covered her face with a veil to prevent journalists from taking
pictures.
The police had initially said it
would be difficult to detain her because she has a six-month-old
baby.
Sanda reportedly stabbed the
victim to death based on the suspicion that he was cheating on her.
Mohammed was the son of Haliru
Bello, a former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
In the charge sheet seen by
TheCable, Sanda was accused of committing an offence punishable by death.
She pleaded not guilty to the
charges.
Hussein Musa, the defence
counsel, asked the court not to let his client be in custody because she
is nursing a child.
After listening to Musa’s
submission, the judge held that she should be detained. He, therefore, adjourned
the matter till December 7.
Sanda is the daughter
of Maimuna Aliyu, whose nomination into the board of the Independent
Corrupt Practices and other offences Commission (ICPC) was withdrawn following
allegations of corruption levelled against her.
She was accused of abusing her
office as executive director of Aso Savings and Loans Limited.
Aliyu has been charged to court.
Bello was a son Alhaji Bello Halliru Muhammadu, a former
chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and former Minister of Defence.
She should be punish according to the gravity of her act
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