Former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has sharply criticized the recent presidential pardon granted to several high-profile ex-convicts, including drug barons and Maryam Sanda, who was sentenced to death by hanging in 2020 for killing her husband.
In a scathing tweet, El-Rufai dismissed the government’s stated justification for the pardons, suggesting the exercise was politically motivated rather than aimed at genuine prison reform.
“They told us it was about decongesting the prisons, but we all know that’s a lie,” El-Rufai wrote. “Our prisons were full of the wrong people anyway, the small thieves, the unlucky youths, the street hustlers who couldn’t afford lawyers. Now, the presidential broom has swept them aside to make room for a new kind of elite: the VIP ex-convicts, freshly laundered and ready for political appointments.”
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The former governor’s comments have sparked widespread debate on social media, with many Nigerians echoing his concerns about selective justice and the apparent preferential treatment given to wealthy and politically connected individuals.
Maryam Sanda’s case particularly drew public attention in 2020 when she was convicted of stabbing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, to death in their Abuja home in 2017. Her death sentence was seen as a landmark judgment in domestic violence cases.
Critics of the presidential pardon argue that it undermines the justice system and sends a dangerous message that serious crimes can be overlooked for those with the right connections. They contend that if prison decongestion was truly the goal, resources should instead be directed toward reviewing cases of minor offenders who languish in detention due to inadequate legal representation.