Witness to Justice

An Insider's Account of Nigeria's Truth Commission - by Matthew Hassan Kukah

Published 2011 by Bookcraft ISBN 978 978 8135 57-9

Father Kukah, Nigeria's spiritual guide and confessor, was at the heart of the official investigation into what happened during the years of military rule. This book tells that story and the many tragic individual tales that emerged during the hearings of the Oputa Panel. He also explains the cowardice of the Obasanjo government which prevented ordinary Nigerians reading the completed report. 

As well as being a fascinating account of a terrible period of Nigerian history, this book is also a profound investigation into how to establish truth and bring about reconciliation.

Richard Dowden, Director of the Royal African Society and author of Africa: Altered States, Ordinary Miracles