The human rights community in Nigeria is in great mourning today
as news filtered out of the death of radical lawyer and activist, Bamidele
Aturu.Mr. Aturu died today after a period of an undisclosed illness. He was 49
years old.The late lawyer was one of the founding members Democratic
Alternative, a political group committed to pursuing deep-rooted democratic
principles and holding those in power accountable to the governed.
He came to prominence as a fighter against power abuses when, as a member of
the National Youth Service Corps, he refused to shake the hand of a military
administrator of Niger State, Col. Lawan Gwadabe in 1988 during his NYSC
passing out parade declaring that the military had caused great harm to the
democratic aspirations of Nigerians.He was also nominated as a member of the
ongoing National Conference, but refused to be part of it, arguing that the
conference was designed to achieve nothing. May his soul rest in peace
10 comments:
Wow so sad RIP
RIP
There are too much death these days...What is happening......
God,Grant us Long life as you said in your word in Psalm 91 vs 16
hmmmmmmmmmmm So Sad RIP
RIP,Such Talent gone
Gone too sone RIP
May his soul rest in peace.
Who do we question? Nobody,God knows why RIP
RIP......
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