Court Instructs FG to Reopen Dele Giwa Murder Case
A Federal Court in Abuja has instructed the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice on Friday, to re-open the investigation leading to the death of the founder of Newswatch Magazine, Dele Giwa, who was killed by a parcel bomb at his residence in Ikeja, Lagos state in 1986. The judgment was presided over by Inyang Ekwo, in a suit filed by the incorporated Trustee of Media Right Agenda (MRA). had dragged the AGF before the court for the enforcement of fundamental rights of media practitioners to safety as guaranteed by the 1999 Constitution and African Charters on Human Rights.