Riley Moore, a member of the United States House of Representatives, has asked the Nigerian government to pardon Sunday Jackson, a man sentenced to death for killing an attacker in self-defence.
Jackson was working on his farm when a suspected herder armed with a knife attempted to attack him.
He overpowered the assailant during the struggle, and the herder died from the injuries.
In 2021, an Adamawa High Court sentenced Jackson to death, ruling that he could have escaped instead of stabbing his attacker. On March 7, the Supreme Court upheld the judgement.
Speaking during a congressional hearing on allegations of Christian genocide in Nigeria, Moore cited the 1999 Constitution, which bars civilians from carrying arms.
Moore alleged that a while armed groups move freely without consequence. He also called for stronger security measures to protect citizens.
