A renowned pro-democracy activist and prominent economist, Baba Omojola, has died in Akure, the capital of Ondo State.
Mr. Omojola, who earned a PhD, died a few hours after submitting a
presentation to the National Dialogue Committee in Ondo State early
today.
Baba, as he was famously known, was a prominent figure during Nigeria’s pro-democracy struggles of the late and early 1990s.
Mr. Omojola was one of five activists known as “Kuje Five” who were
arrested and clamped into military detention after Nigerian students
engaged in massive protests to force out the Ibrahim Babangida
dictatorship in 1992. Gani Fawehinmi, Femi Falana, Olusegun Mayegun, and
Beko Ransome-Kuti were the other members of “Kuje Five.”
A source close to Mr. Omojola’s family told SaharaReporters that his
death was “a stunning event,” adding that he was not aware of the cause
of death. The deceased democracy activist was 75 years old.
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