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MEPs appeal to stop mother's stoning

Members of the European Parliament have appealed to Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, asking him to stop the stoning of a woman sentenced to death for having premarital sex.

MEPs appeal to stop mother's stoning

Mon, 14 Jan, 2002 - 09:51

Members of the European Parliament have appealed to Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, asking him to stop the stoning of a woman sentenced to death for having premarital sex.

Safiya Hussaini Tungar-Tudu’s case is to be reviewed today by an Islamic court in northern Nigeria.

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