CourtA High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Jabi District, has refused Maryam Sanda bail.
The judge, however, granted the other defendants bail on the condition that the defendants will produce two sureties with evidence of residence within Abuja.
They are also required to deposit their travel documents in court. The two sureties shall deposit documents for their landed property to the registrar of the court.
Maryam, daughter of a former Executive Director of Aso Savings and Loans, Hajiya Maimuna Aliyu Sanda, had been arraigned on November 24, 2017 on a two-count charge by the FCT Police Command on a two-count charge.
She was accused of killing her husband, Bilyamin Bello, son of Alhaji Haliru Muhammad Bello, a former chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
Maryam was alleged to have caused the death of Bilyamin by ‘“stabbing him on the chest with a broken bottle” which eventually led to his death.
Court denies Maryam Sanda bail, mother, brother arraigned
