This just came in now. Human rights lawyer, Bamidele Aturu, is dead. Aturu reportedly died on Wednesday evening according to a colleague, Olanrewaju Suraj. Suraji confirmed that Aturu was sick briefly before he died in a Lagos hospital.

http://thenationonlineng.net/new/human-rights-lawyer-aturu-is-dead/

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.

Mr. Aturu studied law at the University of Ife, and devoted much of his legal practice to representing marginalized or oppressed individuals and groups.

The late activist was nominated as a member of the ongoing national confab, but he renounced his membership, arguing that the conference was designed to achieve nothing.

A human rights activist in Abuja stated that Mr. Aturu's death "has created a huge void in the camp of those of us working to enthrone a solid democratic culture where political power is deployed to serve the interests of the generality of citizens."

http://saharareporters.com/2014/07/09/prominent-human-rights-activist-bamidele-aturu-dead-49

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Is that why that useless f.ool logged on in romance section to insult all his female forebears, not me?

Very sad. May his soul RIP

BREAKING: Nigeria human rights lawyer, Bamidele Aturu, is dead

July 9,2014

The lawyer died in a Lagos hospital.
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One of Nigeria’s foremost human rights lawyers, Bamidele Aturu, is dead.

Mr. Aturu, who is known to champion human rights and constitutionalism, died on Wednesday evening after a brief illness.

A friend of the deceased and leading civil society member, Olanrewaju Suraju, confirmed the death to PREMIUM TIMES.

Mr. Aturu died in a Lagos hospital.

Other associates of the deceased also confirmed the death.
Details later…

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/164640-breaking-nigeria-human-rights-lawyer-bamidele-aturu-is-dead.html

Peace in rest!

One of the few remaining fierce, fearless and forthright human right activist and social crusader. This is a very sad news, may his soul rest in perfect peace.

Shocking!!!
May God grant his family strength!!

May God grant us all the wisdom to know that we don't belong here forever.
May He grant us capacity to give our best everyday of our lives.
May He give us the understanding to love one another unconditionally irrespective of tribe, religion or class!

What a loss!!

inaa lillaahi wa inaa illayhi raji'oon (To God we belong and to Him is our return)

shocking!!

no ooo shocking

So many deaths from June and till date. Very sad honestly!

RIP Sir!

rip


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what is happening? Human right lawyers dying,,,,,,have mercy lord

RIP

I MADE FP TODAY

R.I.P

A very brilliant lawyer and fearless activist...RIP Barrister

is okay o,R.I.P,When is d burial ceremony going to come up,pls let it be afta dz ramadan,Op update me if u hear any in4matn abt d burial ceremony.pls nairalanders dn't quote me o

The good ones are dying....
The bad ones are living.....
What a life!

RIP Sir

Sun Re Ooooooooo

R.I.P boss. Rest well in d bossom of d Almighty.....

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Human rights lawyer? Eyyaaa! May God give us the fortitude to bear the loss. Chai! Poor man don suffer.

G
Q ofe mmanu RIP

Aaeyar

Till we meet at Jesus' feet, RIP.

Oh lord. May his gentle soul rest in peace. He was a regular guest on Channels tv.

R I P to him

NO .IT CAN'T BE TRUE

HE WAS A ROLE MODEL TO ASPIRING LAWYERS LIKE ME


R.I.P SIR,ONE OF THE FEW GOOD LAWYERS WE HAD LEFT IN NIGERIA

I've not even heard of him before now,RIP

Some politicians will be happy about his death.

Baba suwe must be in schock by now

The faithful and radical patriots are just dying, leaving the corrupt and heartless one's in the hands of the gullible masses !
The bad news is that,ever since the good one's left, the generation to come have been finding it difficult to fill the shoes of our great patriots who left us.
The goodnews is that, they have made a footprints in the sands of time!
I wish U̶̲̥̅̊ safe journey to the Land of Eternal rest!
Je ke oma!
Sun re Oº°˚˚°ºo.