As the world, the international human rights community, NGOs in Nigeria and women's advocacy groups watch to see the outcome of Mrs Safiya Tungar-Tudu's case, DevNet, a development information NGO made a frantic call on the Federal Government and the Sokoto State Government to speedily intervene and save Safiya from death by stoning.
Safiya, a mother of four children is currently sentenced to death by stoning by the Sokoto Sharia Upper Court on account of adultery.
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