When love kills (but doesn't mean to)

<p>On Friday 4th of December 2020, the appeal court in Abuja, Nigeria upheld the death sentence for Maryam Sanda.</p> <p>Maryam is accused of killing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, on the same day she found a photo of a nude woman on his phone. Maryam has maintained that she was upset, but denies killing him. She says that they argued, they had a physical struggle and he fell onto a broken shisha (hookah) bottle. The police dispute this account, arguing that Bello’s fatal wounds were more likely caused by a kitchen knife.</p> <p>No weapon was found. No autopsy was conducted. No one saw what happened.</p> <p>Maryam is sentenced to die by hanging.</p> <p>This week, we review what we know about the case and ask if there is room for mercy.</p> <p>This episode was made by Alexandra Gekpe, Anthonieta Kalunta, Richard Anyebe, Rabia Hadejia, Dominic Tabakaji, Sam Tabakaji, and Nico Rivers.</p> <p>Special thanks to John Iwodi, Stanley Bentu, Aredi Isha, and Mala Iwa Gbado Ikaleku.</p> <p>Copyright (c) 2021 Triple-E Media Productions. All rights reserved.</p> <p>———————————————</p> <p>▶︎Follow us @234Audio on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter</p> <p>▶︎Subscribe to our 234Audio YouTube channel</p> <p>———————————————</p> <p>We welcome feedback. Reach out to us via WhatsApp at +234 818 230 1234 or send us e-mail at info@234audio.com</p> --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. <a href="https://anchor.fm/app">https://anchor.fm/app</a> Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/thebackstoryng/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/thebackstoryng/support</a>