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Nigerian President Tinubu's pardon of 'Ogoni Nine' draws ethnic group's rejection

  • On June 17, 2025, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu pardoned Ken Saro-Wiwa and the other Ogoni Nine activists, issuing national honors posthumously.
  • The Ogoni Nine were executed in 1995 after a secret military tribunal convicted them of murdering four pro-government Ogoni chiefs amid protests against oil pollution.
  • The activists had led peaceful protests accusing Shell and other oil companies of polluting Ogoniland, causing severe environmental damage affecting local livelihoods.
  • Shell denies responsibility for spills between 1989 and 2020, blaming sabotage and theft, while courts in Nigeria and abroad have at times ruled in its favor despite ongoing claims.
  • The pardons sparked mixed reactions, with some relatives praising the act and Amnesty International stating it falls far short of full justice and accountability for environmental harms.
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The Nigerian government has posthumously pardoned environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and the other eight men who were executed by the military junta almost 30 years ago.

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Nigeria has posthumously pardoned nine activists who were executed after criticizing Shell. Supporters call this deception, because it would imply that the men did something wrong. They are nine environmental activists known as the Ogoni Nine, including the renowned writer Ken Saro-Wiwa. Together they fought against the polluting oil industry in the Niger Delta, in particular against the then partly Dutch Shell. In 1995, under the regime of Gene…

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Nigerian leader's pardon of executed Ogoni activists draws criticisms

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu posthumously pardoned nine environmental activists executed 30 years ago by the military junta ruling the country at the time.

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Capital FM Kenya broke the news in Nairobi, Kenya on Friday, June 13, 2025.
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