Books / Writings Culture Society Remembering Ken Saro-Wiwa: The Special Ritual of November 10 Since 1995, in Nigeria and other parts of the world where a cluster of the Ogoni people of Nigeria have migrated to, every eve of November 10 a ritual rite is organized to honor the spirit of slain writer and environmentalist, Ken Saro-Wiwa , and his fallen comrades. Ken and his colleagues were killed by hanging on November 10, 1995, in the Port Harcourt Maximum Security Prison. Photo: Source Open Country PIN IT The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), which he founded, advocated for a de-continuation of oil exploration in Ogoniland. Through MOSOP, Ken Saro-Wiwa conducted a nonviolent campaign against the environmental degradation of Ogoniland and its waters by the operations of the country’s multinational petroleum industry. This was necessitated after several oil spills and little effort by the operating oil multinationals to address the ...
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