Aturu, has died. He died today Wednesday July 9th at a
Lagos hospital where he was being treated for an
undisclosed ailment.
Late Bamidele Aturu came to prominence as a fighter
against power abuses when, as a member of the National
Youth Service Corps, he refused to shake the hand of the
then military administrator of Niger State, Col. Lawan
Gwadabe, in 1988 during his NYSC passing out parade
declaring that the military had caused great harm to the
democratic aspirations of Nigerians.
Mr Aturu studied law at the University of Ife, and devoted
much of his legal practice to representing the oppressed
and marginalized people in the society. He was quite for
his criticism of government's policies. He was 49. May his
soul rest in peace...amen.
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