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21/10/2014 GMT

The Death of Dele Giwa

BBC World Service - Witness History, The Death of Dele Giwa

In October 1986, the acclaimed Nigerian journalist, Dele Giwa, was assassinated in Lagos

In October 1986, the campaigning Nigerian journalist and editor, Dele Giwa, was assassinated in Lagos.

In October 1986, during military rule in Nigeria, the campaigning Nigerian journalist and editor, Dele Giwa, was assassinated in Lagos. He was the founder of the investigative magazine Newswatch. We hear from his friend and colleague, Kayode Soyinka, who was with him when he died.

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