NIGERIAN WOMEN STORM LAGOS GOVERNOR’S OFFICE

the placard wielding women protested against the death by stoning sentence passed on Safiya Hussaini by a Sharia court in Sokoto State over alleged adultery.
They arrived at the secretariat office of the governor in the sweltering heat of the sun about 1.00 p.m., chanting solidarity songs and imploring all to do everything possible to save Safiya´s life.
They also came armed with a protest letter for Governor Tinubu to pass on to his Sokoto State counterpart, Governor Attahiru Bafarawa, whose government set up the Sharia court that convicted Safiya.
The letter addressed to the governor, copies of which were made available to newsmen, read: "We are a group of concerned women who take interest in what goes on in our society.
"We are, therefore, here for two reasons. We may not be able to reach the governor of Sokoto State, but we can reach you, our governor and we know you can reach the governor of Sokoto State.
“We want our daughter, Safiya, pardoned and her life spared. We do not want Nigeria’s motherhood stoned to death.”
The placards bore inscriptions like "Tinubu, don´t let them kill Safiya", "Motherhood says spare Safiya", "Social Security Outreach Women Says Spare Safiya", “Nigeria Women Say No to Safiya´s Death", "Women Say No to Safiya´s Death".
The protesters, gathered under the aegis of the Social Security Outreach (SSO) of the Pentecostal Federation of Nigeria (PFN) also appealed to Governor Tinubu’s faith as a devout Muslim.