Sunday Jackson
Sunday Jackson is a farmer in Nigeria who was sentenced to death for killing a Fulani herdsman, Ardo Bawuro, during an altercation on his farmland. The Supreme Court upheld his death sentence on March 7, 2025, leading to widespread criticism from human rights groups who argue that he acted in self-defense.
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The Supreme Court upheld an unjust conviction of Sunday Jackson, a farmer in Adamawa State, for fighting back when a Fulani herdsman invaded his farm.
Plateau killings, signs of a failing state
Nigeria· 2025-04-09
When an Adamawa State farmer, Sunday Jackson, killed a Fulani intruder on his farm in self-defence in 2015, the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence against him.
Symptoms of a broken systemNigeria· 2025-04-06
Sunday Jackson was sentenced to death for killing a Fulani herdsman in self-defense.
Activists demand pardon for farmer sentenced to death in AdamawaNigeria· 2025-04-04
Sunday Jackson was sentenced to death for killing a herdsman in self-defence.
Supreme Court verdict on Adamawa farmerNigeria· 2025-03-28
Sunday Jackson was sentenced to death for killing a herdsman during an altercation on his farmland.
Activists fault Adamawa’s farmer death sentence for killing herderNigeria· 2025-03-18
