Ogoni Killings: 31 Years After, Activists, Leaders Differ On Progress In Ogoniland

Environmental rights activists and community leaders have expressed mixed views on the progress made in Ogoniland, Rivers State, 31 years after the execution of nine Ogoni leaders, including former president of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), Ken Saro-Wiwa.
The nine leaders were executed by hanging on November 10, 1995, after being convicted of alleged crimes against the state.
LEADERSHIP observed that 31 years after the executions at the Port Harcourt Maximum Correctional Centre, annual visits have continued at the Port Harcourt Cemetery, where Saro-Wiwa’s body was reportedly buried.
Speaking with LEADERSHIP, an environmental rights activist, Comrade Alag...