Nigeria: Activist Lawyer, Bamidele Aturu Dies At 49

10 July 2014

LAGOS--Foremost labour lawyer and rights activist, Bamidele Aturu, is dead.

Vanguard gathered that Aturu, who was billed to attend the Nigerian Union of Teachers, NUT, delegate conference in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, was said to have taken ill, yesterday and was rushed to hospital where he died.

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