Black Looks

On the 10th November, 1995 Ken Saro-Wiwa, Saturday Dobee, Nordu Eawo, Daniel Gbooko, Paul Levera, Felix Nuate, Baribor Bera, Barinem Kiobel, and John Kpuine were executed by the then Head of State, General Sani Abachi. The Ogoni nine were murdered because they exposed the systematic ecological destruction of Ogoniland by successive Nigerian governments and their allies the multinational oil companies namely Shell, Chevron and Elf AND demanded a greater share in the oil profits from their lands. The struggle continues today

It is important to note that the militancy that is taking place in the Niger Delta today has evolved out of the original non-violent struggle begun by Ken Saro Wiwa and the Ogoni people in 1990 and the failure of successive Nigerian regimes including the present, together with their allies the multinational oil companies to respond to the demands and aspirations of the peoples of the Niger Delta. Violence will not be a solution but it will continue as long as the government refuses to acknowledge our aspirations and our human and environmental rights.

Tonights events at the LARC will show the films ‘Those Who Dance (trailer below)” and “Shadows and Light: Oil, Power, and the Niger Delta”

Links: Remember Ken Saro-Wiwa

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