According to the Globe and Mail, Dele Giwa, a leading Nigerian journalist was killed on 19 October 1986 when a parcel-bomb delivered to his home exploded (20 Oct. 1986). The same source states that Dele Giwa was the editor-in-chief of Newswatch, "a hard-hitting investigative magazine" (ibid.). This information is corroborated by the 29 December 1986 issue of the New York Times. The sources state that two days before his death, Dele Giwa was summoned to the headquarters of the State Security Service (SSS). His colleagues noted that at the SSS he was accused, among other things, of plotting a socialist revolution in Nigeria. For additional information on the life of Dele Giwa as well as the possible reasons for his death, please refer to the New York Times attachment.

This response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.

The Globe and Mail [Toronto]. 20 October 1986. "Parcel-bomb Kills Nigerian Editor."

The New York Times. 29 December 1986. James Brooke. "Nigeria Seeks the Slayers of an Editor."

The Globe and Mail [Toronto]. 20 October 1986. "Parcel-bomb Kills Nigerian Editor."

The New York Times. 29 December 1986. James Brooke. "Nigeria Seeks the Slayers of an Editor," p. A5.