Twenty years after ‘judicial murder’,Nigeria’s Ogoni people highlight international storm over oil spillage pollutionLeaders of Nigeria’s Ogoni people hold threatened to disrupt the country’s oil industry if the government does not release a British artwork commemorating the 20th anniversary of the execution of the writer Ken Saro-Wiwa.
The memorial, in the form of a large bus, and has been impounded by customs in Lagos for six weeks because it is considered politically inflammatory. A quote from the writer on the side of the bus accuses the oil companies of “practising genocide against the Ogoni” . Related: I’ve seen Nigeria’s archaic power at work. I know change is coming | Ken Saro-Wiwa Related: Ken Saro-Wiwa memorial art bus denied entry to Nigeria Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com