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“My Father And His Colleagues Must Be Exonerated Not Pardoned. They Were Innocent” – Saro Wiwa’s Daughter
- Late Ken Saro Wiwa’s Daughter says her father and his colleagues must be exonerated and not pardoned.
- Saro-Wiwa and eight of his kinsmen, were sentenced to death on November 10, 1995 by the Nigerian Government under Gen Sani Abacha.
Ekohotblog reports that Noo Saro-Wiwa, late Ken Saro Wiwa’s Daughter, has called for the exoneration of her father and eight other Ogoni activists executed by a former military regime 26 years ago.
Saro-Wiwa and eight of his kinsmen, who became popularly known as the Ogoni Nine, were sentenced to death on November 10, 1995 by a special military tribunal set up by the Nigerian Government under Gen Sani Abacha.
President Muhhamadu Buhari gave the hint on the state last Friday when he received some of the leaders of land led by the President of the Supreme Council of Ogoni Traditional Rulers, His Majesty King Godwin N.K. Giniwa, at the State House, Abuja.
“Despite the grievous circumstances, the Federal Government will consider the request for the grant of pardon to finally close the Ogoni saga,” Buhari told the Ogoni leaders.
“Furthermore, we are committed to ensuring clemency and national integration as part of this Administration’s bid to lay the foundation for genuine reconciliation and bring closure to the issues of Ogoni Land. The unfortunate incidents of the early 1990s leading to the loss of lives of distinguished sons of Ogoni Land and the collateral judicial processes are indelible in our memories,” Buhari added.
Reacting to this, the British-Nigerian author took to her official Facebook page to say that her father and his coworkers were blameless and that they should be exonerated rather than pardoned.
“My father and his colleagues must be exonerated, not pardoned. They were innocent.” she wrote.
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