Ken Saro-Wiwa Was the Mastermind of the Killing of the Ogoni 4, Including My Father -Badey

[@paulgbara-age]

I'm from Bodo City in Gokana LGA of Rivers state. My late Dad told me this very same story and more. It's really hard to believe. Hmmmm

[@juliusfirima9206]

I'm from Bomu in Gokana local Government area of Rivers state. My uncle was among the 4 chiefs that were killed. Ken had no hand in their death. Ken is an in-law to the S.N. Orage (one of the chiefs killed). Ken Saro-Wiwa was a man of peace and will never mastermind such.

[@jndoee]

God bless you, brother❤ Don't mind the clown chasing useless clouts. It's the audacity to go tell lies on national tv for me 💔

[@godsonnsofor1554]

I feel ur pain bro so sorry. One evil thing i noticed about my country Nigeria is how easily people especially gullible ones can be manipulated using propaganda. All evil committed on Nigeria soil from the civil war to date is based on pure propagandas nothing solid or concrete sad.. God help us all .

[@fatfarmers7360]

It is most you igbo people and the Niger deltans that feed off of propaganda and mischief, peddle rumours, fly the rumours and the fooools you keep decieving swallow the rumours and carry out heinous acts like this. The same thing happened in the case of the aluu 4. Na tunder when no get brake must fire una.

[@emekanwosu1970]

Charles, thanks for letting us hear the other side of this story.

[@torksaromuelley6511]

But it's the factual side of the story that continues to be repressed.

[@chukwukeereagoha7024]

Thank, you for telling your side of the story, our press has all to shaping the society into an unbalanced narratives May God bring peace in Ogoni land

[@KenAgala-fk2bf]

A very unfortunate episode. I was in Bori on that day as we were supposed to write waec at GSS Buoe. Saro wiwa even had the decency of a kangaroo trial . These Ogoni four didn’t even have that luxury. They were murdered in the most gruesome manner by their own people . I was traumatized at the barbaric slaughter and I had to leave Ogoni land in tears. How can these people kill their own in this manner ? 😢

[@LarryKalmar]

If you say Ken Saro Wiwa did not kill his father, who is the leader of the Mob that killed his father.

[@torksaromuelley6511]

I wonder.

[@koa4130]

Maybe Abacha set it up, we really don’t know! And the fact that no dictator works alone, they know are to write the script, and make things work out the way they want! It’s just the way of evil! So, i don’t think he saying the whole truth (what if his Father was working with Shell to exploit his people?)!

[@Southernview3k]

It was the northern political leaders that used him during the civil war. He killed several traditional leaders in Rivers State.

[@enahorobernard8757]

Read Bishop Kukah book on the Ogoni trials. Suage is right here ...

[@godsonnsofor1554]

How can Nigeria progress with all this bloodshed? Very sad and unfortunate.

[@emmanuelessien6679]

Am so sorry for this sad story. I never heard of this side of the story that your guest has just brought to light.

[@oloaj9380]

We can't blame this man throwing Ken under the bus here. If my father was killed in a wrongful manner ( regardless of what transpired), I wouldn't come on air and praise his killers. But that doesn't mean that I believe all that he's saying. Please let the peace reign.

[@EmiyareyJohn-qu9cr]

The man spoke the truth of what happened, sadly propagandists masquerading as activists emasculate the truth and manipulate public opinions. The truth of that story is well known in Ogoni land. Despite the cascade of seeming peace in Ogoni land promoted by liars, Ogoni is acrimoniously divided between these two groups of Ogoni 4 and Ogoni 9. As the saying goes, 'conscience is an open wound, only the truth can heal it'; until those responsible for the death of the Ogoni 4 own up to their dastardly fratricidal abomination, Ogoni land will never heal for generations to come. It is very sad watching someone come to the national television to sprew lies about an obvious truth about his own people without a prick of conscience of the feelings of the relatives of the murdered, simply because they want to make money from the blood of the dead.

[@jndoee]

​@@torksaromuelley6511If you are an Ogoni and you typed this to tarnish Ken's image may His spirit visit you and if you're not, may His spirit, those of the fallen heroes and the spirits guarding Ogoni visit you. Either way, enjoy your visitation. Sorrow be unto you!

[@torksaromuelley6511]

@@jndoee but God is bigger than all the demonic spirits you are summoning. What's more, nothing can stand up against the truth, not even time. And the sooner we recognize and accept the truth the better for Ogoni peace, unity and progress. Thank you.

[@chikajacobs9503]

Nice one,let the world hear the other side of the story,thank you Mr Suage Badey.

[@charlesadolor1798]

Omo, there are so many stories underlying in this ogoni land

[@EbiGabriel-p9y]

The whole niger delta. The whole business. Greed, evil unfortunately have taken the better of us Nigerians as a whole . No one is actually fighting for the greater good of everyone but for individual gains. Niger deltans are being used by the cabal, by the government, by oil companies to suppress and oppress their own.

[@oddyodion3014]

We as blacks and Africans must learn to unite ,stop betraying ourselves and always work together to achieve our goals.

[@THISISIT-vo2xw]

The man Talking was on the best dancer in the country once upon a time... FGC PH alumni 's would know.. Respect senior..

[@adeadetunji4342]

Edward kubani

[@THISISIT-vo2xw]

@@adeadetunji4342 i thought that was Barde.. If not Edward was also on that Top Level... They were like 5 in number.. All FGC boys.. But all my seniors of course.

[@ebereijeomah9559]

Ken saro wiwa got what he sowed. He was wicked and brutal. My dad didn't give a good report about him. May his soul rest in pieces.

[@kenojokoji]

I remember I was in my freshmen in the Uni when this happened. I was a naive activist that supported Saro Wiwa. I remembered how we were discussing the execution in our living room when my father walked in. He listened to us and sat us down and explained the evil Wiwa perpetuated against the Igbos. Why Sam Imbakwe was called a crying governor, won the governorship because of his role in challenging Wiwa's evil against the Igbos. After his historical revelation, I had a different perspective of Ken Saro Wiwa

[@christopheradodo4718]

The question is, why was the junta so in haste or quick to execute Ken Saro-Wiwa in the most brutal manner possible. Was it because the junta saw him as a threat to his government? Because it was Ken Saro-Wiwa who first highlighted the injustice done to his community by the Shell Company and the government to the world. Also, could it be that your father and the rest were in support of the junta? Because the circumstances surrounding your father’s death gave the junta an alibi to quickly silence Ken Sao-Wiwa once and for all. Moreover, was Ken Saro-Wiwa in the scene of the massacre? Also, was there any evidence that he ordered the killings of those individuals, and including your father? Also, could it be that the evidence was merely based on hearsay? Secondly, why did the junta use military tribunal to prosecute him and sentenced him to death when he was not a military officer? Was there no judicial system in the country to prosecute him? These are salient questions that deserve answers. Don’t misunderstand me I don’t support barbarism or anything lawlessness. Therefore, may their souls rest in peace. But I am simply curious as to the true evidence that warranted the junta to kill Ken Saro-Wiwa in such brutal manner.

[@iheanyichukwunyenke9776]

It's obvious you think independently. I had these questions as well. Saro wiwa fought the government for an injustice to his people. the whole world saw that that trial or whatever that was was a hoax. Today the injustice in Ogoni land has still not been really remedied but at least everyone has agreed there was injustice. It was Saro wiwa who made the people of Niger Delta wake up. At least a few of them. sadly those few are no different from the leaders they fought against. All of them just dey share and waste everything. When the militants fought the government, one would have thought they would insist on good roads, the best schools for free that would compete with any school in the world, the best hospitals, factories to employ their people but them collect money share shut up. Bettering Nigeria is an inter generational task. sadly all the generations from 1970 has failed very woefully. both the leaders and the followers.

[@MegaCeejaybee]

Salient questions that need answers even now

[@EmiyareyJohn-qu9cr]

This story has been told over and over again but most people were fixated on Ken Sarowiwa and his activism. During the formative years of MOSOP, Ken was just a public relations officer or publicity secretary of the association by virtue of his clout as an international writer to help promote the ideals of the association. Like everything human, he began to exalt himself above the leaders and elders of his people and deviated from the goals of the association. Not done, he broke away and formed the NYCOP( national youth council of Ogoni people), the militant wing of MOSOP which was the mastermind of the murder of the Ogoni 4. His trial and execution had nothing to do with his activism, but with his role in the dead of the Ogoni 4.

[@MegaCeejaybee]

@EmiyareyJohn-qu9cr I refuse to align myself with your conclusion. I was living in Rivers State (Okrika) and my classmate, a teacher at GSS, Onne, hailed from Bodo City. Ken was killed for vicarious association. Abacha saw him as a thorn in the flesh that had to be removed. The 4 were in cahoot with the government and that was an open secret. Unfortunately the Ogoni nation lost too many brilliant people.

[@osesblessed6151]

God bless you for this write up

[@ITEBUABRAHAM]

It is absolutely hard to see an upright and genuine activist.

[@AdelzBeauty]

Wow, I'm glad to have heard the other side of the story. As from now on for me, it should all be about the OGONI 13, and not Ogoni 9. Period.

[@McRollster]

Ken Saro Wiwa doesn't need to be at the scene of the killing to prove that he is the one responsible. Whether he is the one responsible however is a totally different matter.

[@universalheritagetvnaija1694]

It's interesting to hear the other side of the story. The man is sound, and his facts are logical

[@torksaromuelley6511]

Yes, it's the whole truth.

[@edijalaufuoma5014]

Ken Saro Wiwa was the originator of militancy of today. Tge Militancy was for thier pockets never for the good of Ogoni. He over stepped his boundaries and today, we know the Uncontrolled Lords today. Ogoni is a mini Nigeria. And we have too much of ogoni stories scattered everywhere

[@torksaromuelley6511]

Very true.

[@osesblessed6151]

Let me ask you this question. If the country and the leaders we've had over the years where good, will such thing as militants ever happen? Now I want you to think deep before you talk

[@FavourIkpe-s4d]

Adaka Boro was the originator, then later on Ken

[@jndoee]

Reading comments by ibos who are enslaved in their own land by herdmens and gunmen is crazy af 😂😂😂 I don't blame you sha, it's the idiot on the screen I blame. His father was greedy, connived with the Nigerian government to destroy Ogoni and was killed by the same govt. The Nigerian military killed his father, the 3 & over 10,000 Ogonis but since he's fueled your brain tanks to the brim with lies, oya run with it but keep Ken's name out of your smelly mouth! Go worry about your biafra prime minister (abi content creator 😂) simon ekpa and how to break free from slavery. Ogoni is not your problem!

[@Frankyutube1]

I was told back then that the Ogoni 4 were dining with the government, receiving all the contracts, and enjoying the benefits of the land while the rest of the Ogonis were suffering. So, it was more about the rage of the poor against the rich, who were seen as 'presumed traitors.' Have you wondered why people did not come to their rescue when this was happening if they were truly upright with their people? Only God knows.

[@gbengene234]

So the people who killed them should not be tried or punished for the offence?

[@Frankyutube1]

@gbengene234 why are you asking me, is there anywhere in statement that I suggested that? I just narrated what I was told from Ogoni person itself.

[@mizzjenny-v5v]

They were vultures

[@OkpetuIdris-r5w]

Haven't you heard of the proverbial Roman Plebians?

[@eguono9057]

Sad same thing is still going on across different communities

[@salamienochidris8636]

Interesting, it's good to hear from both sides of the story. Interesting 🤔😎

[@zoetim9948]

That is just the fact nothing more

[@torksaromuelley6511]

Only that this version is the truth.

[@chikaezeonwu6146]

I agree with this guy. Who will tell the story of ogoni 4

[@tuledawit3965]

I sincerely sympathise with this man, however, he has ended up muddling the story. He stated that he was a witness to crime against his father and the 3 others, but along the lines, he has mentioned "them say, them say" which renders his testimony questionable/invalid. We need true eyewitnesses to unravel this mystery so the Ogoni people will heal😢

[@TerrenceOlawua]

He is very emotional about the issue and it’s causing him to speak lies to gain more sympathy and favour. Even going on to speak negatively about other peoples late fathers to champion his own. Dishonourable to say the least… a good tree can’t bear bad fruit …I don’t see anyone of the ogoni 9 going on TV to cause more discord and chaos the way this man did

[@c102690]

I actually caught the same thing. I thought he was at the scene but it looked like he was given second hand story like the rest of us. He was not at the scene to tell first-hand what transpired. I don't know who is telling the truth, but he obviously was not at the scene as he claimed. I also understand his side of the story considering his dad was murdered. Hopefully the truth will come out some day. Why will a community kill their own in such manner?

[@Mr.BeejayTVe]

Even I would do exactly what he's doing if my father's name is in the mud as a traitor. Wether he's saying the truth or not, he's serving the right and interest of his last name. But most importantly, the land (just like everywhere in Nigeria) needs healing. Justice and peace must reign.

[@torksaromuelley6511]

But he's saying the truth.

[@Mr.BeejayTVe]

@torksaromuelley6511 Well, everyone has his own version of the truth because we have failed as a nation to properly document history. The nation venerates Ken Saro Wiwa, but here's a "truth" calling him a murderer. No advance country has such mixed report of their heroes' past.

[@torksaromuelley6511]

@Mr.BeejayTVe The nation doesn't know what transpired in Ogoni under Mosop and NYCOP and Saro Wiwa's leadership. I'm sure the nation also venerates Murtala Mohammed who came in and destroyed modern Nigeria but is hailed as a hero today. People will do well to listen to those who witnessed the crisis first-hand.

[@Mr.BeejayTVe]

That's why I said we have failed as a nation to document history in its truest form, and that gives room to inaccuracies and distortions where everyone claims his side is the truth. We venerate the villains, and the actual heroes remain unsung because the history got lost or reconstructed somewhere along and in-between.

[@MegaCeejaybee]

This is a story of one whose father was killed. Therefore, the truth would be a narrative from one who were loyal to the military government then. This looks to me like a reported speech.

[@alfalfred8722]

No one has the right to kill others. If Saro-Wiwa led a mob that killed leaders in Ogoni land, he was wrong. The government should be careful not to reignite the flames of war in the area.

[@echezonailoegbunam8242]

"How can this people kill their own " This is what we are witness in Igbo land. The guilty no themselves.

[@princejohn-su5yr]

That of igboland is overwhelmingly political by the globalists' federal and state government' particularly' imo state

[@valferdinand3325]

We sure do complain over problems we can solve. The entire insecurity in the south east is caused by the governors in that area. They are busy making money from security vote instead of investing it in security. Where there is senseless poverty, crime is bound to be high.

[@esosaimade637]

This why as a country we should be careful of all these so-called human rights activists. And Charles seems to be dismissing the gentleman’s story, the fact that he was a journalist doesn't mean he can’t commit a crime. The government should publish his trials for all to see. Thank you AriseTv for this

[@Advic77]

The truth is that the ogoni people need an inquiry panel to seek the "truth" from both sides moderated by non-ogonis panel. It is apparently that this issue is like a raw wound that needs healed. The land has witness stagnation and needs development for the future generations.

[@abbasbature3668]

It’s so sad, u can even hear the sadness in his voice 😢 May their soul rest in peace

[@ayyyyyyyu1845]

I pray for healing.

[@teddyegbon3237]

My happiness is the sense of reasoning God gave to me. I said nearly all these when this matter happened then, i refused to follow the crowd.

[@akindeleadegoke]

Hmmmmm I've never heard this before......... I was a child when all this happened. About 10 years old, 213 years old. All I heard on the news, and from everyone around me ,was that Ken saroviwa Was a hero killed by Sani abacha....I watched the news but I never understood.... wow there are always 2 sides to a story.

[@torksaromuelley6511]

Now you know the whole truth.

[@OlawaleOladeji]

There are a lot of half truth we were told growing up. Most of the people our parents called heroes are actually villains!

[@ANGEL4WEALTH]

Pls God in heaven remember my people Ogoni land. Send someone to fight for us. We are tired of all this suffering. They killed my great grandfather 😭😭😭😭

[@UmPita-u4u]

Nigeria as country has a lot of blood shed. This country cannot move forward

[@Bigmann3177]

Hopefully with these revealations about the other side, true closure will come on both sides.

[@aderintoadebanji6254]

This is strange to hear and shockingly revealing. Totally different from what we have been hearing over the years

[@gentlegiant3683]

You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free .

[@akpotambari985]

Before the killings in Ogoni, there were Ogoni Vultures who sought to frustrate Ogoni survival course and Ken Saro Wiwa was NEVER an Ogoni Vulture

[@dailytainment2807]

The same Saro Wiwa that betrayed Igbos who his people see as hero over that 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@spider8760]

This is just some hidden part of the stroy that the world dont really know of. Ken saro wiwa was never a saint but rose to fame because he was a writer. Many pple in ogoni dont see him as their hero just like this man who like he said saw his father butchered under the authorization of ken saro wiwa. Some many igbos sees ojukwu as a hero and loved him while the family of ifeajuna and the rest sees him as a demon.

[@torksaromuelley6511]

Exactly.

[@anthonytony502]

Let the Hausa people canonise him in Islamic. He betrayed the Biafra and the north did not spare him. Ojukwu met him in prison and told him “Good morning “ Saro wiwa killed all his kinsmen who never supported his unbridled ambition. The oil you thought will flow for your progress hence keep the Igbo people out, is still flowing from your land to the north and your people not owing an oil well but oil devastated environment. You can’t mock Igbo people and progress.

[@chimwike1]

Even though the Igbos are a far more heterogenous group, they seem to be far more traitorous to themselves than the Ogoni are to themselves. But I constantly see that strong propensity to self-destruction and retrogressiveness among black people all over the world.

[@kennethokeke3389]

100%

[@CMadu-v7p]

@@anthonytony502 Soro Wiwa was met with karma, he was a dangerous man who pretended to be an activist. He killed a lot of innocent people because of oil.

[@ikechukwuokeke8170]

Before I take side. What was the role of Albert Badey during Biafra Nigeria genocide?

[@princeodogwu]

What has that got to do with the issues being discussed? You gotta be much more emotionally mature. Stop letting your own personal emotions prejudge facts

[@torksaromuelley6511]

​@@princeodogwugood response

[@donaldamadi9223]

​@princeodogwu the genocidel war and Ken Saro Wiwa role against Biafra, was the root of what happened in Ogoni nine.

[@ikechukwuokeke8170]

@@donaldamadi9223 🙏

[@gbengene234]

This is when they say do activism with sense. Esp the violent type. Ken would've been untainted but for Ogoni 4. Reminds me of UI days. Just coz of small activism, you kidnapped and beat VC for inside hostel toilet. Not sure the SUG recovered from that event till today! Activism you could have been praised for suddenly became gangsterism.

[@souphysouphy8280]

Thankyou Arise for letting us hear the other side of the story, alot of so called activists were actually hyenas in human skin,

[@anyasodoemmanuelchuks1928]

Why would anyone lie with the death of his father after 30years? If Saro Wiwa was innocent what has he to gain? Or lose?

[@Mr.BeejayTVe]

Even i would do exactly what he's doing if my father's name is in the mud as a traitor. Wether he's saying the truth or not, he's serving the right and interest of his last name.

[@TerrenceOlawua]

@@Mr.BeejayTVeyour exactly correct… why would he say anything but good about his father. And nothing but the opposite about the people he claims are responsible for his death.

[@martinchioma885]

This man wan cry😢 chaii

[@DigitalProfitPro-zv3nr]

is painful nah. you can't unalive someone father without remorse and not expect them to be pained

[@torksaromuelley6511]

Because he's telling the real truth.

[@emyonunwor664]

This is so sad 😢😭😭😭😭

[@anthonyrichards3539]

Either way one looked at the situation, the Ogonis were the loosers. Both the 4 and the 9 were some of their brightest. And I also believed that the Nigerian government had a hand on that. They sacrificed the 4 to get at the 8 and some other prominent Ogoni people

[@princejohn-su5yr]

Likewise Ken Saro wiwa

[@temitayofasakin6374]

Ogoni land that is supposed to be like Dubai is now headquarters of killings and gross under development due to selfishness, greed, and wickedness . So sad.

[@ntariela]

Many things dey happen.

[@zuwa713]

Nigerian don't like to speak on issues that have happened or settle it for real. We always like to move on, thinking everything will just die down, the pain and feelings will keep growing. For 30 years, no governor has apologized to the family, Just We are Sorry, everything will end, but we will keep quiet thinking it ends like that, no oh... two wrong can't make right, apologize to the first 4 that was killed cus no one has right to take others life and follow up with the 9 and so on. Let peace reign in Ogoniand environs

[@afolabitoye4393]

Say your piece without trying to rubbish Ken. Ken was fighting a right cause, and your father was in bed with the regime of Abacha.

[@abraham_sunseo]

What’s political philosophy of Tinubu?one party state? We need to know!

[@RichardOlusolaAkinnowo]

I think those ogoni four were betrayals they weren't fighting for the Ogoni people, though I will never support anybody taking anybody lives, . This are what we are seeing today betrayals everywhere. Maybe those ogoni 4 was dining with the government at the time

[@teddyegbon3237]

Are you saying the government as at that time shouldn't have appointed anyone to Ogoni?

[@DavidLetam-lv5wu]

I feel his pains, I feel our loses and there is nothing more I can say.... There was a lot of divide and rule as at that time among the ogonis

[@WilfredIyoreugiagbe]

One I will say here's that was ken sarowiwa in the seen where those people were killed, I think this should be my question to this man.

[@TheoSopurum]

My take in this matter is let gone-be-by-gone for peace and prosperity in the land of Ogoni. All 4 or the 9s may have made a mistake, something no one can reverse. Use your forum to unite yourselves for the goodness of your land and future generations. You must all forgive one and the other, or you'll continue to make your external enemies win over you. Wake-up my dear people, please wake up.

[@sundaykene2270]

Saro Wiwa was the one who said that Ojukwu deserved to be executed for declaring the state of Biafra. Barely six months after Saro Wiwa himself was hanged for murder by his Hausa/Fulani allies. Quite ironic considering the turn out of events

[@gbengene234]

Mtchew.

[@ibironkelawrence453]

Go back to history to know the truth

[@CMadu-v7p]

@@sundaykene2270 which history? Nigeria has no reliable history and has been telling lies for too long, and when the lies started catching up with them they banned history in schools. Nigeria is the only country that does not teach history in schools but rather teach lies. Lies are the reason progress is eluding Nigeria

[@gbengene234]

@sundaykene2270 Was that not Ironsi's pronouncement on Adaka Boro (as captured by Ojukwu, Saro wiwa's kinsman) when Niger Delta was declared. So Ken was right on that. Ojukwu's part is irrelevant.

[@valferdinand3325]

Its unfortunate. Mob action is never the solution.

[@egertonjaja8624]

Chief Albert Badey was a very honest and good man who fought for the uplifting of Ogoni people. I personally know his family. His murder was shocking and barbaric. It shouldn't have happened. I still feel the pain of his death. Very unfortunate!

[@valferdinand3325]

Pitying Ken saro wiwa is like denying your face in the mirror. This same Saro wiwa accused the igbos and sided with the same fulani for the destruction of the igbos. The fulani killed him, when he tried to defend his people. People keep forgetting that saro wiwa and abacha are friends.

[@OndujumJesus6765]

With what someone said here. Means that the Ogoni 4 where just like Simon Ekpe's Ipob.

[@olusolaafikode853]

This is just one side of the story. There’s also the account of witnesses who claimed they were paid to lie against Ken. Why did his father say that Saro-Wiwa intended to kill him? Before drawing conclusions and judging the deceased, we need to remain objective. Would it have been wise for Ken to kill these elders, especially knowing the General was looking for an excuse to seize him? These are among the many questions that must be considered.

[@EmiyareyJohn-qu9cr]

If Abacha was actually looking for him, he played himself into the hand of Abacha with this incident. The whole truth about this Ogoni saga has not really been told, but truth no matter how long it is suppressed will one day come to light. What actually happened was that this incident coincidentally happened during the June 12 imbroglio, and politicians were desperately seeking for any weapon to fight Abacha, hence they downplayed the murder of the Ogoni 4, and propagated the trial and execution of Ken Sarowiwa to the International community as evidence of human rights abuse and clampdown on human rights activists by Abacha and the military. The gruesome murder of the Ogoni leaders, more prominent in Rivers state at that time than Ken Sarowiwa, was .relegated to the background. It is indeed a sad story of how politicians and so called activists can manipulate and emasculate the truth.

[@princejohn-su5yr]

Adaka Boro killed ijaw chiefs and went Scot free just because it suits Nigeria government and British government, but Ken Saro wiwa was so naive to thinking that he would kill ogoni chiefs in a struggle that is against the interest of Nigeria and British government, he got matched to the gallow and got hunged.

[@chijiokwuelvis7356]

The only thing that trives well in Nigeria is lie , this young man should spill the onion

[@fallguy6445]

@@chijiokwuelvis7356 betray wetin? Dem kill person papa you dey yan dust

[@TerrenceOlawua]

@@fallguy6445was his father the only one who was killed? He went out of his way to disrespect 2 other people late fathers. Also the first commenter is correct what he said is full of emotional lies because he’s still feeling sorrow from his later father

[@ugochukwuokaforugochukwu9997]

Ironic and ogonis to kill their kinsmen no matter the offence is barbaric and unacceptable! however, with what has happened since 1999 till date, it has shown that there is no difference between military attitude to governance from the so called civilian democracy worse things are happening now

[@LGLG-gv7dm]

All lies your father was one of the problems of OGONI land.

[@OkoroMoses-v9w]

His father was after his own stomach not for the people.

[@emyonunwor664]

Are you justifying his k!ll!&

[@Rearwing]

But the four chiefs killed were accused of working against Ogoni interest and being in bed with the Govt and Shell.

[@nabulagabriel2375]

That's not true. They did that out of jealousy because they were the leading political figures in Ogoniland as of then.

[@Joseph-s3o3o]

even if, do they have the right to kill people?

[@danielarinze486]

And I am convinced

[@hectycamacho190]

So what if they were working with the government? Does that mean they should be butchered? What are you on about?

[@ollinwa]

And that justified their extra-judiciap killing?

[@CMadu-v7p]

Ken Soro Wiwa was a bad man, very dangerous. He does not deserve any respect.

[@Dr24111]

This is the first time I am hearing this side of the story. My Ogoni brothers and sisters, is this true?

[@ephraimgonzo6970]

Yes sir, he was actually killed by abacha for the same crime

[@ikechukwuokeke8170]

​@@ephraimgonzo6970I thought Abacha and Saro Wiwa were friends during Biafra Nigeria war

[@ademolaabolaji9130]

​@@ikechukwuokeke8170You Are Not Making Sense With Your Incoherent Statement

[@spider8760]

​@@ikechukwuokeke8170u are not making sense at all

[@torksaromuelley6511]

Yes oh, my brother or sister, it's the whole truth, and until our people accept this truth and apologize and confess to God, we won't have peace and unity and progress in Ogoni. Saro Wiwa started well with love for our people, but ended up destroying the very people he said he loved. It was like darkness descended on his soul.

[@Bigmann3177]

Exactly the same mistake Nigeria is making by kidnapping Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and now Simon Ekpa. They are so daft and never learns from history.

[@teddyegbon3237]

You are a fool

[@oluwaseunolaoye1672]

People in the comment section would rather take side and attack violently the other side, instead of listening and learning from our sad and bloody history. I bet most commentators here actually know less than they think they do about this case

[@justme7208]

I understand the pain of Suage Badey. I recall those events and it was a sad time for the Ogoni people. However, it's hard to say if Ken Saro-Wiwa clearly instigated the mob to go attack the Ogoni 4, though I know that there were squabbles and mistrust between the Ogoni elite. We know that apart from the Ogoni 9, no one from the mob that actually carried out the killing were ever arrested or convicted. Gen. Abacha saw it as an opportunity to eliminate the thorns which were KSW and his group, hence no right to appeal was granted.

[@torksaromuelley6511]

But he (Saro Wiwa) did.

[@olusolaafikode853]

This is my exact point.

[@CMadu-v7p]

@@justme7208 Ken Soro Wiwa was a bad man, very dangerous. The reason all the bad things he did was not told by the press was because he was a writer. He hid behind activism to commit a lot of crimes. They have been telling lies to gullible, he committed murder and paid for his crimes

[@godsanointed3397]

We are all victims of bad government which also APC presenting today

[@ikennachris-okoro1225]

What this man is saying has been repeated regularly in many newspaper stands in Port Harcourt. The truth is that Ken Saro Wiwa was heavily implicated in the murder of the Ogoni 4 (60% by my research). The unfortunate thing was that he treated the tribunal as a kangaroo court with hope that the international community will intervene, he forgot that he was an interested person. Abacha wanted him gone for a longtime and identified him as a threat to be dealt with. He simply played to the gallery. Official report is that for hours the police got the intel of the whole thing and kept quiet, orders from above. Funny thing is that after the civil war when Saro Wiwa was commissioner in Rivers State and enforcing the abandon properties act, in the house he stole, Abacha was his next door neighbor. Their children were also very close. The same fate awaits Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, incitement to commit treason, Let justice be served

[@adamsow5049]

Many truth of the past, just dey come out for this Tinubu Government

[@emekanweke5621]

Late ken saro wiwa partook and alligned himself with the nigeria government during the genocidal war against biafra. He also benefited from the abandoned properties after the war, hence he was greeted with good morning by Late eternal leader of biafra when he seeks for his assistant during his ordeal

[@cosmashono7665]

You guys can't help yourselves...can you? You just have to bring in Biafra into this.

[@fallguy6445]

@@cosmashono7665 No, Mr. Cosmos. It is you who cannot help being bigoted towards the Igbo. Ken Saro Wiwa was no Saint and deserved the gallows.

[@adde-m7k]

Nigeria begins and end with Biafra... you guys are so pathetic, there was a war and in war people die and lives lost on both side...wipe your tears and move on

[@fallguy6445]

@@adde-m7k Only person crying is you

[@okekennanna2669]

You’re right bro. He was an idiot that was treated like an idiot

[@adetolalawal376]

This is so sad.. let the dead rest pls. We need to forgive. Lets stop this blame game..Ken saro wiwa is also dead so why speak against the dead cos they cant defend themselves... lets stop this rubbish..

[@ChristianDigitalCathedral]

This man is traumatized and this is understandable. This man said he was an eye witness to the murder of ogoni 4 but no where did he place Saro Wiwa at the scene of the murder. The interview is useless

[@godwinvikpee7538]

BADEY IS ONE OF THE BEST POLITICIAN THAT THE OGONIS HAS EVER HAD AFTER (PAUL NAKUU BIRABI)

[@davidokoye3203]

As if everything Abacha ever did was evil. Which is worse - Abacha or APC led govt? Was Abacha's taking over govt by force of army worse than Tinubu taking over by force of manipulated electoral process? Everyone watched d latest American elections. If compared, Nigerian elections were as bad, if not worse, than Abacha taking over govt by force of d army. Saro Wiwa was judged by a tribunal. Tribunals have always been used in Nigeria and elsewhere. It is when men are tribalistic, not righteous, that they bend d truth and speak so bad against another. Abacha did not rule Nigeria alone. Obviously other members of his gang had a say, so all of them wouldn't have concluded in unison that Saro Wiwa was guilty whether innocent or not. I read details of that trial. D govt made available its transcript to d public. Based on d transcripts, it was clear Wiwa influenced d mob to carry out d killings. It is a trite law that when you as a man of influence calls someone a vulture, and vultures must die, if your followers killed those vultures, u cannot be exonerated. D whole matter of sainting Saro Wiwa is d continued vilification of Abacha. In any case, Abacha's military govt has proved far better economically, policy-wise than Buhari's civilian govt or d present govt which is far worse than any before it, economically, and policy-wise. They continue to demonise Abacha bcos Northern Nigeria has fallen, defeated by d Yorubas which they must now serve. How things change.

[@ronmark8007]

Ken was a biggest betrayal

[@kbwalker8741]

He said he was an eyes witness, and at the same time, he said they came home to call him that his father is beating. Maybe his father was among the people who collaborated with illegal deals going on then in ogoni

[@hapexconsulting3789]

He was right. Truth is Saro Wiwa incited mobs aganst those 4. Hence we should be careful when we do all this aluta thing. Those people were not given chance to appeal.

[@universalheritagetvnaija1694]

His account is logical

[@torksaromuelley6511]

But his story is the truth. Being an eyewitness means that he was fully aware and saw the evidence.

[@olusolaafikode853]

The pain this man feels seems to drive him to demonize Ken. While Ken may have incited the mob, it's unlikely he intended for anyone to be lynched-that would have been a foolish move, even if he sought fame. Ken fought for an entirely just cause. Did he make mistakes? Certainly! Controlling a mob once it's incited is no easy task. Hence the murder.

[@MegaCeejaybee]

​@@torksaromuelley6511truth as seen by you. He was not an eye witness and the Ogoni 4 were in fact working antithetical to the MOSOP

[@adooengineeringforum9212]

Here's a gap...the soldiers stopped Ken from entering Gokana, and right there Ken addressed the mob. The soldiers then stood by and watched the mob move to Giokoo where the Ogoni 4 were killed while Ken was still prevented from entering Gokana. I understand the pain of losing one's Dad but i am still struggling to connect these dots.

[@rocity584]

I heard that part too and I share in your concern but it looks like after the soldiers stopped him from entering the community, he stood right there to address his mob.

[@afemesanmelodies5231]

Was the person that orders the burning of BRT buses in Lagos there at the scene?

[@akandesaheed3835]

​@@afemesanmelodies5231it is this kind of abnormal thoughts of yours that put the state where it is today

[@MrSahbunky]

​@@afemesanmelodies5231who ordered the burning of brt buses?

[@afemesanmelodies5231]

@@MrSahbunky go and ask your grandfather

[@ativiejonathan3705]

Every lives matter

[@danielarinze486]

A student of Tinubu indeed.

[@kingsleyogbuka9963]

Now this is the reason why NIJA DELTA was created,,Divide and ruel.,,,UNBELIEVABLE

[@luckywhite7241]

Still ongoing till tomorrow, the more reason there is lack of development

[@patienceyani594]

Ken Saro Wiwa was not in even in the country what is! What is this man saying???

[@EhensiriOkpe]

He was fully on ground then

[@patienceyani594]

My dear, am telling you he was not because am sure of what am saying.​@EhensiriOkpe

[@MuhammadIbrahim-fi9ek]

they just want to insult Abacha

[@geraldndubisi5458]

Ken sarowiwa paid for what he did. A liar and a fraud

[@debbieimona6408]

Divide and Rule

[@musaadedibu9316]

Obviously, Saro committed those offences of the 4 as they were perceived to him as betrayal of there struggle 🤷🏼‍♂️. Big lessons for many today who has a brain to ponder! Those who just act irrationally and criminally in the name of struggle for something they will claim is fight for there right/fair course A lot of healing and reconciliation has to be done, and also, truth be told, Saro in his struggle can't be exonorated like he did nothing wrong in the course (like the killing of those 4). Many Nigerians just like to be unnecessarily emotional many times rather than be realistic. As much as Saro will be said to have been struggling for something good, his wrong must be well spelt out as well. Is he the Government? that in the name of struggle, something like that will be done. Let's call a spade a spade. How can this Man here heal from that? What a tragedy 🤦... 🇳🇬 God Bless Nigeria 🇳🇬

[@torksaromuelley6511]

There's oil on your head for wisdom. You reason well. ❤

[@OndujumJesus6765]

The war Simon Ekpe killing his on people in Igbo land ​@@torksaromuelley6511

[@3dd3cheetosdoritos11]

Very wicked country 😢so pathetic story 😢

[@vibrationfrequency-l9o]

Always 2 sides to a story

[@akandesaheed3835]

This man is talking trash as far as am concerned. the man Saro Wiwa is no longer alive to ascertain his innocence or guilt.

[@anthillmoshe2424]

like Adaka Boro like Saro Wiwa...

[@olaadeosun6756]

Initially, he claimed to have witnessed how Saro Wiwa directed the mob to go and kill his father. The next moment, he said he wss at home when a driver came to inform him of what happened. When you tell lies, you'll definitely contradict yourself. HE'S A LIAR

[@chiranking777]

You are THE liar here

[@Ajibade-r6z]

Tinubu's Political philosophy indeed...