1. The brother of the executed activist also accused Shell of involvement with Nigerian military repression in Ogoni land by providing Shell trucks, boats and helicopters. 2. The World Council of Churches announced Monday it was giving its largest anti-racism grant to the Nigerian ethnic Ogoni minority to which executed activist Ken Saro-Wiwa belonged. 3. The supporters of the executed activists allege that the charges were trumped up for political reasons. 4. The fact-finders will visit some key towns in Ogoniland and hold discussions with local chiefs, officials of MOSOP and relatives of the nine executed MOSOP activists. 5. The fact-finders will also visit some key towns in Ogoniland and hold discussions with local chiefs, officials of MOSOP and relatives of the nine executed MOSOP activists. 6. The fact-finders will visit some key towns in Ogoniland and talk to local chiefs, officials of MOSOP and relatives of the nine executed MOSOP activists. 7. The MOSOP official further alleged that the authorities had sprinkled chemicals on the graves of the nine executed activists to ensure that their bodies decayed rapidly. |
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