On this day 10th November 1995, Saro-Wiwa and the rest of the Ogoni Nine were taken from the army base where they were being held to Port Harcourt prison.

They were then led one by one to the gallows and executed by hanging, with Saro-Wiwa being the first.

It took five attempts to hang Ken Saro-Wiwa before the Nigerian writer spoke his last words and his body went limp. “Lord take my soul, but the struggle continues,” were the anti-government activist’s final words before he died on Friday morning, blindfolded and dangling from a rope.

The hangmen made four attempts before finally killing Saro-Wiwa on the fifth one.

At one point Saro- Wiwa asked: “Why are you people treating me like this? Which type of country is this?
He was 54 years old.

Ken Saro-Wiwa once said: “I am more dangerous dead” — a quote that remains true 25 years after his death
Other members of the Ogoni 9 include Saturday Dobee, Nordu Eawo, Daniel Gbooko, Paul Levera, Felix Nuate, Baribor Bera, Barinem Kiobel, and John Kpuine.
May their soul rest in Power.