US Lawmaker Praises Release Of Nigerian Christian Farmer Sunday Jackson After Over 10 Years On Death Row Following Adamawa Governor’s Pardon A United States lawmaker, Rep. Riley M. Moore, has hailed the release of Sunday Jackson, a Nigerian Christian farmer who spent more than a decade on death row after killing an attacker in what supporters describe as self-defence. Jackson was freed after Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri granted him a pardon, ending a case that attracted sustained pressure from U.S. lawmakers and religious freedom advocates. Moore described the pardon as a major step forward for religious freedom and improving U.S.–Nigeria relations, while urging Nigerian authorities to ensure Jackson’s safety. The case has become symbolic of wider concerns over religious persecution, farmer-herder violence, and the need for justice and security reforms in Nigeria. #SundayJackson #ReligiousFreedom #USNigeriaRelations

Adamawa Governor Fintiri Grants Christmas Pardon to Farmer Sunday Jackson Sentenced to Death for Killing Herder in Self-Defence Case Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has granted a full Christmas pardon to Sunday Jackson, a farmer who was controversially sentenced to death for killing a herder during a violent confrontation on his farmland. Jackson’s conviction, despite widespread claims that he acted in clear self-defence, had sparked national outrage and became a symbol of what critics described as the criminalisation of farmers facing deadly attacks. The farmer was previously transferred to the Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre in Abuja, where he remained on death row while human rights advocates and rural communities called for justice. Exercising his constitutional prerogative of mercy, Governor Fintiri approved Jackson’s release following recommendations from the Adamawa State Advisory Council on the Prerogative of Mercy and in recognition of his conduct while in custody. The pardon, granted as part of Christmas and New Year celebrations, has been widely welcomed across Adamawa State, particularly by farming communities who viewed Jackson’s case as a grave miscarriage of justice. While the government avoided reopening the legal details of the case, rights groups insist the decision amounts to an implicit acknowledgment that Jackson should never have faced a death sentence for defending his life and livelihood. #Adamawa #SundayJackson #JusticeAndPardon