One of Nigeria’s foremost
human rights lawyers,
Bamidele Aturu, is dead. Mr. Aturu, who is known
to champion human rights
and constitutionalism, died
on Wednesday evening
after a brief illness. A friend of the deceased
and leading civil society
member, Olanrewaju
Suraju, confirmed the
death to Journalists. Mr. Aturu died in a Lagos
hospital. Other associates of the
deceased also confirmed
the death.