KEN SARO WIWA could not believe what happened to him.
He never believed Abacha would confirm his death sentence!

From Oputa panel revelations, on the day of his execution, unable to face his fate with fortitude because he believed that his sentence would be commutted.

When they came for him, he kept on asking if Abacha was aware?

He Resisted being led to the execution point, kept on protesting for time as he expected reprieve would come at the 11th hour.

To calm him, he was shown the execution order signed by Abacha, but he frantically denounced it as fake, demanding audience with Abacha immediately.

The officer commanding the squad, a junior officer told him, the only report his superiors would listen to would be report of his death and nothing else.

Wiwa reverted to telling his killers how close he was to Abacha; the afternoons they spent playing tennis at 2nd Artillery brigade in Port Harcourt in the 70s, the nice evenings they used to have. That during the Ogoni protests, he had expected Abacha to have called him based on old times and asked him the least Ogoni would have accepted.

Wiwa pleaded and pleaded for his life to be spared. His pleas fell on deaf ears.

"Oh God", he screamed, let my pleas work. His eyes were greasy with welling tears.

Why should today be his last day on earth?
What crimes did he commit? That he asked for his people to have a share of the wealth that comes from their land? The land that no longer supports farming or fishing because of oil spillage.

He mistook the officer's dark reflections for contemplations of pity!

Any independent observer would conclude that Saro deserves pity and more. He had worked for it. His efforts during the civil war shortened the duration and saved thousands of Nigerian soldiers lives.

You see, while the Biafran blocked Omanelu and Isiokpo axis through Elele Junction, Saro was able to organise guides who guided the Nigerian soldiers to infiltrate through Etche, Alulu, link up to Ihiagwa and Nekede, connect Obosima and cutoff the Biafran soldiers who had successfully blocked the 3rd Marine Commandos Advance led by Black Scorpion.

Wiwa was rewarded with appointment as the Civilian Administrator of the port city of Bonny.
And it was really this bit of history that was the bone of contention.

He rightly or wrongly believed he had equal stake in the territory called Nigeria, having staked his life and helped in defeating those who were neigbours to him.

So, the shares of spoils of war, for which oil was the paramount spoil should be extended to his people, because without their efforts it would have been impossible to subdue Biafra in the battle field.

Remember that the 3rd Marine Commandos were eventually routed from Owerri, just before the end of the war, wherein Black Scorpion among the few to escape, had to escape dressed as a woman, for which he was court marshalled and dishonourably discharged. Adekunle the scorpion died a pauper, neglected by the federal side he fought for.

On the other hand, Wiwa's erstwhile partners in conquest/crime, believed they have more than adequately rewarded him by making him an administrator of the city of Bonny and also making him a commissioner in Rivers State.
So he should keep off the oil, whether it was drilled from his village or not.

Posterity would judge who was right between him and those Abacha represented. For me as a scholar, I believe his requests or demands were in other. Eye wey see deal, the follow share. The child who pounded the pepper is entitled to a share.

Wiwa's fate had been decided, the day he asked about the oil.

The recipients of the message were people from the oil-producing communities. None would dare ask questions about "our oil" after Wiwa's execution.

At that point, the captain gave his orders and he was lifted up, struggling and protesting till he was tied up and killed.

When the question of the whereabouts of Wiwa's body was raised at the Oputa panel, one of the soldiers giving evidence reported that it was completely dissolved in acid.

But I should add that Mr Saro-Wiwa - like Adaka Boro and many other "Niger Delta" youths who would betray their new republic - had studied at secondary school and university on Eastern Nigeria scholarship.

It should also be noted that because of Saro-Wiwa's betrayal, he was also rewarded with countless number of "abandoned properties", including some previously belonging to Chief John Anyaehie (late father of Barr Nnamdi Anyaehie, CoS to Governor Uzodinma).

Late Sani Abacha and late Saro-Wiwa onced lived together in one of the abandoned properties he had seized.

Ken Saro Wiwa's son, Ken Jnr also died very young. He died suddenly in London on 18 October 2016, aged 47, after suffering a stroke.

Finally, recall that, before Saro-Wiwa's arrest, he had run to the same Enugu and the same Chukwuemeka Odimegwu-Ojukwu he had betrayed, to ask for Igbo intervention in his murder case. It was then that Ojukwu uttered that immortal word "Okokorokoooo" to the frightened Ogoni man.

The meeting that Saro-Wiwa attended was at Hotel Presidential Enugu, built by Michael Okpara who had given Saro-Wiwa scholarship to study at Government College Umuahia - and also betrayed by Saro-Wiwa!

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Ogonis are known to betray their own and kill with extreme prejudice, the level of fetish killings in ogoni, makes the the most educated tribe in rivers state but the poorest , extremely rich in oil qnd gas but bad behaviors and attitude of betrayal made developers worrying about associations with them , sad people and hardly united

It is better for each tribe to have their own nation than to be in biafra. This is what Ojuku should have fought for.

This is a One-Sided Story.
Try seeing it from another Perspective i.e The Minority view.

Unzerious:
This is a One-Sided Story.
Try seeing it from another Perspective i.e The Minority view.

True. How would they have felt if it was them that was to be forced into another tribe's break away nation

A European once told me biafra would have been allowed to go if it was their tribe they only wanted in biafra.

MindHacker9009:


True. How would they have felt if it was them that was to be forced into another tribe's break away nation

A European once told me biafra would have been allowed to go if it was their tribe they only wanted in biafra.

Nobody forced any other tribes. The whole eastern region agreed for the breakaway. Resentment against igbos crept in later after the minorities fell for the divide and conquer strategy of the Fulanis.

All who plot and kills there kits and kins always end up being killed by the enemies they once helped, from Awolowo,Saro Wiwa,Adekunle Scorpion,Zik, down to Adaka Boro Even currently the middle belt regions of Nigeria all are receiving it hot from the Fulani none of their collaborators are spared, Biafrans and Igbos rejected to subjugate their neighbors alongside Fulani with her chief sponsors Britain, then the birth of the hate and near extermination the great faces and are still facing in Nigeria led by Fulani and backed by Yoruba ogoni ijaw middle belt and Hausa, but thanks to God for what goes around must surely come around, history and nature have proven it beyond doubt as we have seen and have been seeing it repeatedly.

basilo101:

Nobody forced any other tribes. The whole eastern region agreed for the breakaway. Resentment against igbos crept in later after the minorities fell for the divide and conquer strategy of the Fulanis.

The fact that the europeans created the eastern region does not mean the whole eastern region are biafrans so because Ojuku was placed to administer the eastern region and he decided to create biafra does not mean all the tribes in the eastern region wanted to be part of biafra when these other tribes had their own independent kingdoms and they resisted the european conquest before Nigeria was created.

Ijaws are for Ijaw Republic for all Ijaws unjustly balkanized into the six Nigerian States when all Ijaw areas are together and share perfect boundaries with each other.

MindHacker9009:
It is better for each tribe to have their own nation than to be in biafra. This is what Ojuku should have fought for.

Do they have the resources to handle a Nation?
They are all landlocked apart from Oduduwa Republic and Ijaw Republic.

Foolish attempt to accuse Benjamin Adekunle of dressing like a woman...

When EVERYONE knows it's what coward Ojukwu did on his way to Abidjan.

Ibos and their love for twisting facts

MindHacker9009:


The fact that the europeans created the eastern region does not mean the whole eastern region are biafrans so because Ojuku was placed to administer the eastern region and he decided to create biafra does not mean all the tribes in the eastern region wanted to be part of biafra when these other tribes had their own independent kingdoms and they resisted the european conquest before Nigeria was created.

Most part of Ijaw land was in Western Region.
The ones in Eastern Region are Rivers and Akwa-Ibom Ijaws with part of Bayelsa.

The ones in Western Region are Ondo, Edo, Delta and parts of Bayelsa.

Ijaws are for Ijaw Republic.

All Ijaw areas share perfect boundaries.

Y'all Biafrans will never learn, you breed hate and greed too much.

It was because Ojukwu wanted to force some minority tribes, most of which are now in Rivers, Bayelsa states which were formally in the Eastern region to join his Biafra. The marginalization Igbos cry everyday about is what they dish out to other minority tribes in the east!

Even other Igbos are addressed as "half Igbos" i.e Ebonyi people. This is why Biafra didn't work! SS people are not happy in Nigeria but we'll be worse off in an Igbo Biafra. That's what Ken Saro Wiwa fought for!

basilo101:

Nobody forced any other tribes. The whole eastern region agreed for the breakaway. Resentment against igbos crept in later after the minorities fell for the divide and conquer strategy of the Fulanis.

Like @unzerious said,it is a one sided story. Not that I wish to comment to the topic before,but your comment about resentment prompts my response.

Every tribe in Nigeria is afraid of domination.Google and go back in time to know what Prof. Eyo Ita position was and the circumstances of his removal. Resentment did not come later it was before

Ojukwu to Ken Saro-wiwa "Good morning Saro-wiwa".


During the funeral of late Awolowo, Ojukwu described him as “The best President Nigeria Never Had” . He was indirectly reminding Awolowo that ‘though I lost Biafra, you too never had Nigeria, therefore we are all back to square one

KingOfAllIgbos:


Foolish attempt to accuse Benjamin Adekunle of dressing like a woman...

When EVERYONE knows it's what coward Ojukwu did on his way to Abidjan.

Adekunle died a pauper and a coward? Nothing we no go hear. Another attempt to say cowardice runs in his tribe blood.His parents came from line of warriors,mother came from the north (Adamawa)

tommy589:


Adekunle died a pauper and a coward?

After suyalizing a few millions of flatin0 chestbeaters. Ojukwu died a wretch too from remembering how Adekunle dealt with him

KingOfAllIgbos:


After suyalizing a few millions of flatin0 chestbeaters. Ojukwu died a wretch too from remembering how Adekunle dealt with him

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godofuck231:
Ogonis are known to betray their own and kill with extreme prejudice, the level of fetish killings in ogoni, makes the the most educated tribe in rivers state but the poorest , extremely rich in oil qnd gas but bad behaviors and attitude of betrayal made developers worrying about associations with them , sad people and hardly united

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MindHacker9009:
It is better for each tribe to have their own nation than to be in biafra. This is what Ojuku should have fought for.

you can champion that aspect by yourself, after all, ojukwu is just a human like yourself.

MindHacker9009:


True. How would they have felt if it was them that was to be forced into another tribe's break away nation

A European once told me biafra would have been allowed to go if it was their tribe they only wanted in biafra.

can you now ask yourself on whose mandate was ken saro wiwe standing on? Because if you read the history very well, you will agree with me that so many ogoni elders and elites disagree with ken saro wiwe, so many of them stood on the side of biafra, reason why ken killed seven Ogoni elders and tagged them betrayals.

Ken was only popular because the government and the British government supported him.

basilo101:

Nobody forced any other tribes. The whole eastern region agreed for the breakaway. Resentment against igbos crept in later after the minorities fell for the divide and conquer strategy of the Fulanis.

Why then did Ojuku not allow someone like major Isaac Adaka Boro who had already declared the Niger Delta Republic in February 1966 before Ojukwu declared the Republic of Biafra in May 1967, to lead the Niger Delta to break away while Ojuku leads that for Biafra?

Advocate500:
you can champion that aspect by yourself, after all, ojukwu is just a human like yourself.

Then Ojuku should have kept to his people only without forcing others to be in biafra with him.

Why should other tribes in the eastern region trust biafra when:
"before Ojuku declared the
republic of biafra in may 1967
Isaac Adaka Boro had declared the
niger delta republic in february 1966.
Boro had formed the niger delta
volunteer force an armed militia with
members consisting mainly of his fellow
ethnic group declared the niger delta
republic on february 23 1966 and fought
nigeria's federal forces for 12 days but
they were eventually defeated and then
jailed by the Ironsi federal
military government [and Ojuku eastern government] for treason"

But it was Gowon that later set Boro free and Boro later became a major in the Nigeria army.


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