President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has granted full presidential pardon to the late Ken Saro-Wiwa, an environmental activists and eight Ogoni activists killed during the military junta of Gen Sani Abacha.
Tinubu announced the pardon on Thursday while addressing a Joint Session of the National Assembly in commemoration of this year’s June 12 , 1993 election. Saro-Wiwa and the eight other activists were officially charged with murder, and sentenced to death by the regime of the late maximum ruler.
The activists were later executed by the regime.
According to President Tinubu, Saro-Wiwa and other Ogoni 9 activists deserved the pardon because they are Nigerian heroes. The president also conferred various categories of National Honours on the activists who were killed by the Abacha junta .
Tinubu: “Furthermore, I also confer posthumous national honours on Ken Saro Wiwa (CON), the leader of the Ogoni Nine and his fellow travellers, Saturday Dobee (OON), Nordu Eawo (OON), Daniel Gbooko (OON), Paul Levera (OON), Felix Nuate (OON), Baribor Bera (OON), Barinem Kiobel (OON), and John Kpuine (OON). I shall also be exercising my powers under the prerogative of mercy to grant these national heroes a full pardon, together with others whose names shall be announced later in conjunction with the National Council of State.”
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