Zz Ken Saro-Wiwa And Richard North Patterson Comments

'Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa (b.October 10,1941-died November 10,1995) was a Nigerian writer of novels, civil rights activist, television producer. In 1994 Saro-Wiwa was imprisoned by order of the dictator Sani Abacha. He had strongly defended the rights of the Ogoni people and criticized the government's oil policy with Royal Dutch/Shell. Despite wide international protests, Saro-Wiwa was hanged after a show trial with other eight Ogoni rights activists in Port Harcourt, on November 10,1995.'* The trial was conducted by a military tribunal.

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