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Who could have stopped Gani Fawehinmi?We have just lost a great man. Human rights activist, friend of the masses, defender of the truth, hater of oppression, philanthropist of note and an outstanding lawyer. Gani Fawehinmi obviously lived a fulfilled life because he lived everyday according to the dictate of his conscience. He left a legacy of courage and honesty. He wanted a corruption-free Nigeria, he demanded to know who killed Dele Giwa, he fought for the actualization of the June 12 mandate given by Nigerians to Chief MKO Abiola. He had a brush with virtually all the military dictators we have had in this country. He was the most incarcerated human rights activist in Nigeria. Often times he was manhandled and beaten up by the agents of the military junta, and the masses often feared for his life. But somehow he managed to survive all of the abuse. We were all soon convinced that Gani could never die in the hands of the oppressors. He was unstoppable by the military arsenal of the juntas. Who then could stop Gani? As a cancer patient he continued to speak up against the ills of the society. At one point he challenged President Yaradua to make public the nature of his illness as it’s done in the advanced countries.
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