Dele Giwa was a Nigerian journalist (editor and founder of Newswatch magazine) who was killed by a mail bomb in his home on October 19, 1986. His wife and infant daughter were upstairs when the bomb exploded, and were unharmed.

According to Giwa's lawyer, Gani Fawehinmi, State Security Service (SSS) officials summoned the popular editor to their headquarters on October 17, just 48 hours before he was killed. Giwa was accused of planning a social revolution and of smuggling arms into the country.[citation needed]

The government's coat of arms appeared on the outside of the package, according to Nigerian press reports.[citation needed] Although police investigated the murder, no one was ever prosecuted. In 2001, former Nigerian dictator Ibrahim Babangida, who ruled the country from 1985 to 1993, refused to testify before a national human rights commission about the Giwa murder



That was an excerpt from the internet, to think that after 21 years we are still to find the killers! what a shame

bibiking1:

Dele Giwa was a Nigerian journalist (editor and founder of Newswatch magazine) who was killed by a mail bomb in his home on October 19, 1986. His wife and infant daughter were upstairs when the bomb exploded, and were unharmed.

According to Giwa's lawyer, Gani Fawehinmi, State Security Service (SSS) officials summoned the popular editor to their headquarters on October 17, just 48 hours before he was killed. Giwa was accused of planning a social revolution and of smuggling arms into the country.[citation needed]

The government's coat of arms appeared on the outside of the package, according to Nigerian press reports.[citation needed] Although police investigated the murder, no one was ever prosecuted. In 2001, former Nigerian dictator Ibrahim Babangida, who ruled the country from 1985 to 1993, refused to testify before a national human rights commission about the Giwa murder



That was an excerpt from the internet, to think that after 21 years we are still to find the killers! what a shame

Are you sure anyone is actually looking for his killer??

We all know who killed DELE GIWA.

This people are classify as the untouchable
COL TOGUN was in charge of the SSS and he knew what went down

Where is BIGB1- See we will never let the toothless general rest in peace. lol

@bibiking1

That was an excerpt from the internet is found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dele_Giwa

I found another google search for silent fact of what happen to Dele Giwa at below:

http://www.kwenu.com/publications/max/giwa_fact.htm

uspry1 ( That article was written by someone that has been paid by the IBB camp. OMOBEN was an AIG at that regime, he was in charge of operation and CID

How can he write a book when he was not in charge of the investigation? Wonder shall never end in Nigeria.

The parcel that killed DELE was link to the Military regime. We have evidence linking Mariam to Gloria Okon that mysteriously dies in jail

We are the ones that keep accepting all these "falsified" documentations from these men of unfounded integrity. They know and we know, and they know we know, WHO KILLED THAT MAN Dele Giwa

How can you have evidence when it was premeditated. it was carefully planned and executed.

his blood will torment them and their children forever. I was a child when Dele was killed, and watching TV and seeing the agony they subjected his old mother to was depressing

Na by mouth and tongue we dey remember am? The killer is still at large enjoying the money from the "ritualistic" killing!

Is there any chance in the world that the case can be reopened?
There cant be absolutely no evidence! someone has to know something

Please, we wont know who actually killed DELE GIWA until IBB is dead.

You see nothing and hear nothing clause is in full effect and SERG ROGER is free

Yes, the case could be reopened as long as you have solid and reliable evidence (definitely not EFCC type).

And the sad part is the fact that IBB may not have been involved.

Speculation without evidence is a bastard.

kinna reminds one of Nixon and watergate saga.
Nobody ever indicted Nixon but everyone knew he was behind it all

Political assasination after Dele Giwa. If only the people responsible were brought to justice, this killings could have been avaoided


According to him, "to take away life by assassination is the most fundamental assault on the rule of law. And unless this is done, all the spate of assassinations which came after the murder of Dele Giwa may never be solved."
These, he said, include the murders of Pa Alfred Rewane, Alhaja Kudirat Abiola, Alhaja Suliat Adedeji, Chief Bola Ige, Barnabas Igwe and Abigail Igwe, Chief Ogbonnaya Uche, Dr. Harry Marshal, Chief A. K. Dikibo, Mr. Jesse Arukwu, Engr. Funso Williams and Mr. Godwin Agbroko, among others.


Giving insights into his private investigation into the assassination of Dele Giwa, Fawehinmi said the late journalist was conducting a drug-related investigation preparatory for publication against the wife (Maryam Babangida) of the military president, General Babangida and one Gloria Okon.
"Consequently, he was arrested by the security agents of General Babangida and falsely accused amongst others of gun running to destabilise the government.
A week before he was murdered, he was interrogated several times by security agents of General Babangida, particularly Col. Akilu and Lt. Col. Togun."
Fawehinmi disclosed that these facts amongst others were disclosed by himself and other witnesses to the Oputa panel through oral
http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=92780