Nigeria: Ogoni leaders call for Saro-Wiwa’s exoneration, 25 years on

Ogoni leaders have called on the Nigerian government to “exonerate” Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight others of all wrongdoing, 25 years after they were executed under controversial circumstances by the Sani Abacha-led military regime and despite the intervention by the international community. The 9 Nigerian environmental activists were hanged on 10 November 1995 on the orders … Continue reading Nigeria: Ogoni leaders call for Saro-Wiwa’s exoneration, 25 years on