NIGER DELTA 26 YEARS AFTER KEN SARO-WIWA – ARISE NEWS SPECIAL

May 23, 2023

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26 years ago, the regime of the late Nigerian dictator General #SaniAbacha, hurriedly tried renowned environment activist and poet, #KenSaroWiwa, alongside eight of his kinsmen of the #Ogoni nationality, and rushed through their execution by hanging on a charge of premeditated murder. That singular action triggered diplomatic backlash, with the country treated as a pariah nation by her former economic and political allies...ARISE Correspondent Ovieteme George put together THIS SPECIAL REPORT underlining the issues at the root of the late Saro-Wiwa's activism.... #ogoni9 #ogoninine #arisetv #arisenews #nigeria #nigerianhistory Subscribe to our Channel for high profile interviews. Follow us on Twitter…

26 years ago, the regime of the late Nigerian dictator General #SaniAbacha, hurriedly tried renowned environment activist and poet, #KenSaroWiwa, alongside eight of his kinsmen of the #Ogoni nationality, and rushed through their execution by hanging on a charge of premeditated murder. That singular action triggered diplomatic backlash, with the country treated as a pariah nation by her former economic and political allies…ARISE Correspondent Ovieteme George put together THIS SPECIAL REPORT underlining the issues at the root of the late Saro-Wiwa’s activism….