Why Ken Saro-Wiwa was Executed by Sani Abacha’s Military Regime

On November 10, 1995, a tragic event shook the nation of Nigeria and sent shockwaves around the world. Author and activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight men from the Ogoni community in Niger Delta were unlawfully executed by the Abacha-led military dictatorship.
Saro-Wiwa’s death, along with that of eight other activists in the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), catapulted the Ogoni plight to global awareness. The Ogoni Nine, as they became known, were victims of an alleged conspiracy between Shell Oil and the Nigerian military dictatorship headed by General Sani Abacha to silence MOSOP and Saro-Wiwa.
At the time, Ken Saro-will had become one of the most vocal critics of oil exploitation in Nigeria and the environmental costs to the Ogoni people...
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The State of Africa: A History of the Continent Since Independence. Martin Meredith, 2011
NIGERIA, THE OGONI CRISIS, A Case-Study Of Military Repression In Southeastern Nigeria
Ken Saro-Wiwa (Ohio Short Histories of Africa), By Roy Doron and Toyin Falola,
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Ogoni people struggle with Shell Oil, Nigeria, 1990-1995
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Remembering Ken Saro-Wiwa and other essays- Adewale Maja Pearce
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#SaroWiwa #Nigeri #SaniAbacha

[@ChamaEuge]

Saro wiwa was and always be a hero

[@KanyeWestLover2022]

Yeah

[@philipsonochie8597]

He fought against his neighbors only to be killed by those he fought for. He is no hero

[@rinzo2009]

Thank you so much for reminding us of this painful part of our history, Mr. Narrator. If we don't learn from it today, worse things lie ahead for us tomorrow. It's very rare to see a government that isn't a puppet of the multinationals. Because ideally, not ruling government in its right mind should ever turn its guns on its own citizenery for the sake of foreign overlords, vut sadly we know the scenario at hand to be the opposite.

[@chriseseigbe9768]

A very sad reminder of Saro Wiwa's death.

[@brianbattaglia2187]

every episode like taking a history class with fantastic narration

[@Joewy-vw6di]

Saro wiwa enjoyed is play of Bassey and Company great man.. RIP..

[@jonathankaranja5857]

How many have ever read this short story by Ken Saro-Wiwa entitled 'Africa Kills Her Son'?

[@KanyeWestLover2022]

Saro wiwa is a hero

[@Teejaydonjuan]

Fantastic channel, engaging well-researched content. Please keep up the good, hard work of sharing this knowledge and lessons from the good, the bad and the ugly of personalities that shaped our past and present. Your efforts are appreciated Tatenda, may your channel continue to grow mdhara...

[@felixkangwa3315]

Greatest stuff reside here; chilling in the spine as the narration went on😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@johobi8675]

Great video, as always! Thank you so much for this channel. I'm learning a lot from your meticulously researched videos. Greatings from Austria!

[@shabaka4555]

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[@benedictcampbell2880]

Thank you for this video, I am just about to teach my students 'Sozaboy' and this will be very useful.

[@michmbolingaba7310]

In the book having for title: THE STATE OF AFRICA by MARTIN MEREDITH, it's said that in the 1970s and 1980s Nigeria was getting 25 billion USD a year just from its oil production and selling. But this money was shared by those army guys and their followers. E.g. SHANI ABACHA, SHEHU SHAGARI, IBRAHIM BABANGIDA, OBASANJO, etc.

[@nomahope3182]

If this is true. Then those army guys are multi-billionaires.

[@Visiontech]

Mr. Narrator... You are the perfect person and soul for these powerful videos!

[@juliusmoga4340]

Thank you for this biography

[@SIRBABAZ]

very informative, thank you

[@jonathankaranja5857]

True.

[@siphomogale779]

Abacha was evil without mercy😢😢😢😢

[@KanyeWestLover2022]

You should do France Albert Rene a socialist and second president of Seychelles ruling from 1976-2004. He would later return to democracy in 1990s. Or Blaise Compare, Burkinabe president who destroyed Burkina Faso and Jaafar Nimeiry Sudanese dictator.

[@dickyiwansetiawan2459]

But the victims who died as a result of the repressive policies of the Regime of France Rene Albert. Such as Davidson Chang - Him, Gilbert Morgan, Ferrard Jeannie, Gerard Hoarau and many more.

[@KanyeWestLover2022]

@@dickyiwansetiawan2459 yes

[@jonathankaranja5857]

I would particularly be interested in one about Sudan's dictator Gaafar Nimeiry.

[@KanyeWestLover2022]

@@jonathankaranja5857 me too

[@alphagimba3315]

Tatenda please make a video of Military Coups in Africa from the First coup till date. Thank you and until next time cheers!

[@Urkelsam12]

Isaias Afwerki of Eritrea is the Thomas Sankara of our time & has been popular these days. Can I supply you with information to make another video?

[@princechangwook6019]

Something must be wrong with your head

[@GrailArmattoe-2424]

Would like his video as well!!!

[@bayokoebi9351]

The case of Ken is like that of you can't eat your cake and have it back

[@corpo_ethereal2744]

Subscribed with the first video I watched anf haven't regretted since. Thank you for putting this together.

[@waxsonwisdom1395]

Nice Narrative

[@johnboyy2540]

Pure excellence biography

[@michmbolingaba7310]

Fascinating video, sir. Keep up the good work. 🔥🔥👏👏👏💖💖💖💖💖🤝

[@thepipedreamer89]

Patiently waiting......

[@davidmonda2665]

1) Can you speak to allegations that Saro Wiwa was behind the executions of conservative Ogoni leaders that were sympathetic to the federal government? 2) In a subsequent follow up, what has Ken Wiwa done to move the agenda of the Ogoni forward? 3) Have Ogoni conditions improved at all since the executions of the Ogoni 9 to-date? 4) Why did Babangida annul the election victory of Abiola? Was Abacha really the power behind the throne that forced Babangida's hand? Did Saro Wiwa's MOSOP activism have any hand to play in the government's paranoid repression? 5) What part do foreign MNC's and Western governments play in the perpetuation of the chaos and corruption in the Nigerian oil sector? 6) Are there any correlations between the Igbo MEND movement and MOSOP? 7) Or the grievances of Northern jihadi islamist groups like Boko Haram to the Nigerian central government? 8) Is the ultimate solution to the Nigerian Question one of a split of the Republic into three Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa-Fulani regions that give autonomy to ethnic and religious minorities in these respective regions?

[@michmbolingaba7310]

@davidmonda2665. Hi there. To find at 60% answers to all these interesting questions of yours, I suggest you find and read the book having for title: THE STATE OF AFRICA (A history of fifty years of independence) by MARTIN MEREDITH. It is a fascinating book that will help you understand contemporary African politics. Everything concerning Nigeria is covered including KEN SARO WIWA's hanging with his MOSOP guys by the junta led by @GeneralShaniAbasha, etc. I'm a DRC 🇨🇩 national who is very interested in knowing African history. All the best! 🙏🇨🇩🤝🇳🇬

[@PomegranatesWeather]

He was murdered on my 22nd birthday 💔🙏🏿

[@vuyiswatshakaca117]

Good

[@SillyUwUBilly]

RiP, poor Guy, a Young and talented adult murdered by corrupted crocks for speaking up against injustice happening to His people.

[@MuriukiV]

Good stuff! Yet we prefer to fuel at shell....🤔

[@thae5618]

They kill the good ones

[@SaracenCount]

You should do Houphouët-Boigny, 1st president of Côte d'ivoire, who ruled it from independence in 1960 till 1993.

[@IamGodSon]

He was the most horrible amongst african leaders.

[@eagleeye5943]

Please do one on Ibrahim traore

[@stephenoladeji2344]

Just like the voice of this man interpreting this video

[@felixkangwa3315]

This was darkest day....

[@bobejike2700]

Colossal tragedy

[@johnaaron37]

As an American, I'm not dumb, I know my life is pretty good due to American interference in LOTS of other places. But it doesn't mean I don't feel badly for people like this.

[@orettwilliamn7174]

Shell should pay

[@OGjesleykush]

Who were the judges that passed the death sentence

[@earlspencer5696]

"Murdered by Shell.."..

[@brightigbokwe6632]

It was the British that killed Sarowowa through Nigerian Army. So let get it right.

[@user-wr4yl7tx3w]

Just like in Saudi Arabia

[@emmanuelochieke1645]

FRAME 21:20 "...Sani Abacha died while in the arms of a pair of prostitutes." So, Abacha died with a smile on his face? WOW 🥺😣😯!

[@jordymaas565]

those who might have, could have, should have; receiving allowances on Victoria Island, boosted by brit Len Lewis. purveyor of parallel exchange rate for garden gnomes & Benin Bronze collectors.

[@WilledWest]

Just a little correction. Count the Igbos out when talking political dominance in Nigeria. They're more looked at like the outcast

[@toochukwuowoh606]

He betrayed Ojukwu during the war and karma caught up with him,

[@emmanuelochieke1645]

FRAME 19:20 "... Ken Saro Wiwa regarded Sani Abacha as a friend....they spent time together in the 1970s playing golf together..." There is always a price to pay dining with the devil 😈, in the same manner riding on the back of a tiger 🐅 🐯has its repercussions?