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'''Kunle Ajibade''' (28th of May, 1958) is a Nigerian journalist, editor and author. In 1995, along with General [[Olusegun Obasanjo]], and journalists George Mbah and Chris Anyawu, was jailed for life on charges of treason.<ref></ref><ref></ref>
== Biography ==
Ajibade was educated at the [[University of Ife]]. He has a Bachelor's in English Studies and a Masters in Literature-In-English from the same institution.
He has worked as Senior Correspondent at The African Concord, Assistant Editor at The African Guardian, and as Executive Editor of The NEWS and P.M. News.
In 1998, he was a scholar of the [[Feuchtwanger fellowship|Feuchtwanger Fellowship]].<ref></ref>
== Arrest and imprisonment ==
In 1995, the military administration of [[Sani Abacha]] announced the arrest of a number of Nigerians on suspicion of participating in a coup attempt. The list included former head of state [[Olusegun Obasanjo]], his deputy [[Shehu Musa Yar'Adua]], among others.
During their trial, Ajibade, then an editor at ''The News'', was arrested and charged for 'publishing materials which could obstruct the work of the coup plotters tribunal' and for 'misleading the public'.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> The crime was being "accessory to treason" and the punishment was life in prison. He was taken to Makurdi prisons, according to him, "to die incrementally".<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
There was international outcry and the sentence for Ajibade was reduced to 15 years.<ref></ref><ref></ref>
On June 8, 1998, General Abacha died in office. Ajibade was released on July 18 of that year by General [[Abdulsalami Abubakar]].
== References ==
==External links==
* [[English PEN]] [http://ift.tt/2j8RoqZ campaign page]
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