Maryam Sanda, the alleged killer of her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, yesterday in Abuja named her new baby after the deceased.
Her baby boy was named Bilyaminu, after Maryam’s late husband.
A family member, who craved anonymity, however, said that the delivery and naming of the new baby put paid to doubts and insinuations that Maryam was not pregnant.
Maryam reportedly stabbed her husband, Bilyamin Bello, to death on Nov. 19, 2017 but was granted bail by Justice Yususf Halilu of the FCT High Court, Jabi when it was discovered that she was pregnant based on evidences tendered by her lawyer, Joseph Daudu and the fact that there were no facilities to take care of her at Suleja prison.
She was equally believed to be asthmatic and could not have faced the rigors of prison. Affiku Kuje, Legal Adviser to Justice Halilu confirmed that Maryam was granted bail because she was pregnant, adding that it would be inappropriate to allow her deliver in the prison.
Kuje added that the Suleja prison facilities were not conducive enough to allow for save delivery, hence she was granted bail by the judge.
Maryam was arraigned alongside; Maimuna Aliyu, Maryam’s mother; Aliyu Sanda, her brother; and Sadiya Aminu, her housemaid, who were charged with conspiracy in the murder case.
The deceased, Bilyaminu, was the son of a former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Haliru Bello-Muhammed.
