The Ogoni 8
While Saro-Wiwa's name is the most widely known, eight other men were executed alongside him. Who were the Ogoni 8, and what were their stories?
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Feb 19, 2025
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Our second season focuses on the life and legacy of Ken Saro-Wiwa, a writer and one of nine non-violent Ogoni activists the General Sani Abacha military government brutally executed in 1995. The Ogoni are an ethnic group situated in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. For years, they have suffered pollution and environmental degradation stemming from crude oil extraction on their land. Saro-Wiwa's protests against oil companies such as Shell, including his leadership of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), frustrated the Abacha government, which relied heavily on oil exports.
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While Saro-Wiwa's name is the most widely known, eight other men were executed alongside him. Who were the Ogoni 8, and what were their stories?
