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NEWS ARCHIVE·DEATH PENALTY·DECEMBER 5, 2001
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Safiya Hussaini Tudu, the Sokoto woman convicted of...

Safiya Hussaini Tudu, the Sokoto woman convicted of adultery by a Sharia court cried out for justice to be done to her

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Safiya Hussaini Tudu, the Sokoto woman convicted of adultery by a Sharia court cried out for justice to be done to her.
Speaking to the British Broadcasting Corporation African Service, Safiya said: "There was no justice. I was seduced by a man and that man was asked to be set free while I am being punished. I want to get justice", she said.
Asked why she disappeared from the scene, she said she was apprehensive about the whole situation stressing that she was shattered and confused and wanted to get away from her environment.
Safiya who was due to be stoned eight days ago, but got a reprieve from the Sokoto State Sharia Court of Appeal.
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  • (Sources: This Day, Africa News Service, 06/12/2001)