The Supreme Court of Nigeria has upheld the death sentence of one Sunday Jackson of Adamawa State by hanging for murder. According to the report, sometime in 2015, Jackson, 29, a farmer and student from Dong Community in Demsa LGA of Adamawa, was working on his farm in Kodomti Community in Numan LGA when a herdsman, Buba Ardo Bawuro, casually herded his animals into his farm to feed on his crops. When Jackson challenged him, he pulled out a knife and attacked the farmer. In spite of his injuries, Jackson was able to overpower him, seized the knife and stabbed him in return, and the attacker later died from his wounds. Jackson was arrested and tried in Yola high court for culpable homicide, punishable with death under Section 211 of the penal code. He admitted that his attacker died as a result of the duel, but he said he was not guilty of any offence. The prosecution urged the trial judge, Fatima Ahmed Tafida, to convict Jackson based on his confessional statement. But Jack...
