Bamidele Aturu Is Dead: Baba Suwe’s Drug Case Lawyer Slumps & Die In Lagos

One of Nigeria’s leading human rights lawyers, Bamidele 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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Posted: at 9-07-2014 10:35 PM (9 years ago) | Newbie

One of Nigeria’s leading human rights lawyers, Bamidele 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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Posted: at 10-07-2014 01:07 AM (9 years ago) | Newbie

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Posted: at 10-07-2014 06:03 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

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Posted: at 10-07-2014 07:11 AM (9 years ago) | Newbie

A popular Lagos-based lawyer who took up Nollywood actor Baba Suwe’s NDLEA Drug case few years back has died.
Mr Bamidele Aturu has passed on.
According to his colleagues, 49-year-old Bamidele Aturu collapsed due to exhaustion on Wednesday evening.

He gave up the ghost while he was being rushed to Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH in Idi Araba area of Lagos.baba suwe lawyer dead
The Human Right lawyer was reported to have been confirmed dead on arrival at the hospital.
A close pal of the deceased, Dr Joe Odumakin said Aturu was unconscious on the way to the hospital and didn’t make it there alive. He further said that the cause of his death is yet to be determined.

Debo Adeniran of CACOL who expressed sadness over the untimely death of Aturu said the Human Right lawyer slumped.
“I was told he collapsed, but the news did not come to me early. By the time I heard it, I called his wife, the background noise coming from the other end seemed sounded like a church setting. It was another person, a lady, who picked the phone and was just shouting: ‘it is well’ and that Aturu’s wife cannot speak to me.

“He must have overworked himself or he is a victim of the doctors’ strike, but we will know in due course,” Debo Adeniran said.
Before his death, he was the founder of Bamidele Aturu & Co.
His corpse has been deposited in LUTH Mortuary for autopsy.
May his soul rest in peace (amen)

Posted: at 10-07-2014 08:22 AM (9 years ago) | Newbie

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Posted: at 10-07-2014 08:48 AM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero

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Posted: at 10-07-2014 10:16 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

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Posted: at 10-07-2014 11:21 AM (9 years ago) | Newbie

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Posted: at 11-07-2014 04:35 AM (9 years ago) | Upcoming

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