The major political cases before the Panel are the sensational deaths of three notables Dele Giwa Ken Saro-Wiwa and Moshood Abiola...
As for the Ogoni martyr Ken Saro-Wiwa the Commission will seek to establish whether the Anglo-Dutch Shell Petroleum company played any part in his arrest detention and hanging in November 1995 along with eight other Ogoni activists (AC Vol 36 No 23)...
Nigeria's military leader had been impressed by Jammeh's defence of Abacha's right to hang the writer and Ogoni activist Ken Saro-Wiwa; Jammeh was the only leader to back Abacha when the 1995 Commonwealth summit suspended Nigeria...
Vol 40 No 23 |
- COMMONWEALTH
Sani Abacha whose execution of writer-activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight others on the opening day of the 1995 Commonwealth summit (AC Vol 36 No 23) prompted the formation of CMAG...
Obasanjo the dropping of all charges against political exiles and the 7 September release of 20 Ogoni activists arrested along with Ken Saro-Wiwa who was hanged with eight others in November 1995 (AC Vol 36 No 23)...
His network of friends in the east including Anthony Ukpabi Asika Alfred Diete-Spiff and the late Ken Saro-Wiwa helped post-war reconciliation...
Nigeria's military regime robustly defends its sovereignty against interfering outsiders especially those Western powers applying sanctions after the gaoling of election winner Moshood Abiola and the execution of activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight others...
Flinn has since distanced himself from Mark and publicly endorses Abacha's government telling the Galway Advertiser that the regime had to execute Ken Saro Wiwa and the other eight Ogoni activists to prevent ethnic violence...
Vol 38 No 22 |
- COMMONWEALTH
Although relations between South Africa and Abuja have improved since President Mandela called for Abacha's overthrow in the wake of the hangings of Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight others in November 1995 there are still tensions and frustrations...
Nigeria's junta had an easy ride until it executed Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight colleagues...
