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Son of Nigeria's Ken Saro-Wiwa dies Son of Nigeria's Ken Saro-Wiwa dies
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The son of renowned Nigerian environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, who was executed more than 20 years ago, has died, local media report. The son of renowned Nigerian environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, who was executed more than 20 years ago, has died in London.
Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr, 47, passed away following a brief illness, according to local reports. Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr, 47, passed away after suffering a stroke, his family say.
He was a journalist who also became a presidential adviser. He was a journalist who became a presidential adviser.
The execution of his father for leading protests against environmental devastation caused by the oil industry sparked global outrage. The 1995 execution of his father by a military government for leading protests against environmental degradation caused by the oil industry sparked global outrage.
Saro-Wiwa Sr led the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (Mosop), which accused oil multinational Shell of destroying the environment in his home region of Ogoniland in south-eastern Nigeria.
His execution after a secret trial under Gen Sani Abacha led to Nigeria being suspended from the Commonwealth.