Nigerian woman's stoning sentence overturned

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Ningi - A young Nigerian mother sentenced to death by stoning for having sex outside marriage was acquitted and discharged by an Islamic appeals court on Thursday, court officials said.

The evidence that convicted Daso Adamu, a 25-year-old mother who has been married six times, was faulty, the court ruled.

Judge Suleman Yusuf said the appeals court scrapped the sentence issued by a lower court.

Adamu is the second Nigerian woman in as many months in the state of Bauchi to have had her stoning sentence overturned.

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[MADem]

1. Gee, suppose this has anything to do with

...their oil industry, such as it is? With Iraq not going so well, perhaps there's some bribing and schmoozing going on to restore their terrible infrastructure.

Something's gotta give, and unless BushCo can stop the pipeline sabotage in "Freedom on the March-ville" prices are going to go up, and shortages might exist. We're lucky it has been relatively mild so far this year. If the Jan-March weather gets rough, the blue states, with so many oil heated homes, could be in for a world of hurt.

[gottaB]

2. good. --n/t