Nigeria: Beko Ransome-Kuti dies · Global Voices
Sokari Ekine

Grandiose Parlour reports on the death of Nigerian human rights defender and social justice activist, Dr Beko Ransome-Kuti…”Dr Beko founded the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights a very vocal and prominent anti-government organization during General Ibrahim Babagida's regime. Being physician, he was a very active member of the Nigerian Medical Association. His last years were spent organizing a sovereign national conference to address some of the nagging constitutional issues in Nigeria”