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flag Nigerian farmer Sunday Jackson, sentenced to death in 2021 for self-defense, was pardoned and released in December 2025 amid international advocacy.

flag Nigerian farmer Sunday Jackson, sentenced to death in 2021 for killing a herder in self-defense during a 2015 attack on his farm, has been pardoned and released by Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri. flag The pardon, granted during Christmas and New Year celebrations, followed international advocacy by U.S. flag Congressman Riley Moore and human rights groups. flag Jackson’s case, which drew national and global attention, highlighted concerns over the criminalization of self-defense among farmers amid escalating farmer-herder conflicts. flag The Supreme Court of Nigeria had upheld his death sentence in March 2025, though a dissenting opinion called for clemency. flag The governor’s decision, based on recommendations from the state’s advisory council on mercy and the inmates’ conduct, was welcomed as a step toward justice and a recognition of the case’s broader implications for human rights and rural security in Nigeria.

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