In a powerful gesture of reconciliation, President Bola Tinubu has posthumously pardoned Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other Ogoni activists, nearly three decades after their controversial execution.
The announcement came during a solemn memorial in Port Harcourt, where their legacy was honored by activists, community leaders, and legal experts.
However, in a report by LEADERSHIP on Saturday October 11 2025, Femi Falana, a respected human rights attorney, addressed the gathering with a firm message: the executions were a miscarriage of justice. He asserted that the military regime at the time manipulated the legal process to silence those who dared to speak against environmental destruction in the Niger Delta.
Falana recounted how the state allegedly orchestrated the deaths of four Ogoni leaders and used the incident to frame Saro-Wiwa and his colleagues. He described the trial as a sham and the verdict as a tool of oppression against the Ogoni people’s peaceful resistance.
While praising the presidential pardon as a step in the right direction, Falana urged the government to go beyond symbolism. He called for concrete action to repair the environmental damage in Ogoniland and to uphold the rights of communities still facing injustice.
His words,
“By granting pardon to Ken Saro-Wiwa and other Ogonis, it means that the government had come to a conclusion that they committed no crime.Continue, Full, Reading>>>>
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