Ken Saro-Wiwa, a Nigerian author, environmentalist, and human rights activist, was executed by the Nigerian military regime along with eight other Ogoni activists (known as the Ogoni Nine) after a controversial trial. Saro-Wiwa led a nonviolent movement against the environmental destruction of the Niger Delta by oil companies, especially Shell, and the Nigerian government’s neglect of the Ogoni people.
His execution drew global condemnation and led to Nigeria’s suspension from the Commonwealth of Nations. Today, Ken Saro-Wiwa is remembered as a powerful voice for environmental justice, Indigenous rights, and freedom of expression in Africa.
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