naijaXclusive: Bamidele Aturu

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Last evening news filtered out of the death of radical lawyer and renown activist, Bamidele Aturu.<br />
Mr. Aturu is said to have died this evening after a brief illness. He was 49 years old.<br />
The late lawyer was one of the founding members  Democratic Alternative,
 a political group committed to pursuing deep-rooted democratic 
principles and holding those in power accountable to the governed.<br />
He 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 a 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.<br />

Mr. Aturu studied law at the University of Ife, and devoted much of his 
legal practice to representing marginalized or oppressed individuals and
 groups.<br />

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The late activist was nominated as a member of the ongoing national confab, but<b> he renounced his membership</b>, <b>arguing that the conference was designed to achieve nothing.</b></div>
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May his soul rest in peace, Amen.</div>

Renown Human Right Lawyer And Activist Bamidele Aturu Dies At 49

Last evening news filtered out of the death of radical lawyer and renown activist, Bamidele Aturu. Mr. Aturu is said to have died this ev...