Document #1117622
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
The name Ben Onokit does not figure on the
list of 43 individuals reported executed for their participation in
the abortive coup d'état of 22 April 1990 (AFP 20
July 1990, 28; Le Devoir 21 July 1990, 35; New
African Sept. 1990, 17; West Africa 6-12 Aug. 1990,
2245).
AFP [Paris, in English]. 20
July 1990. "43 Participants Sentenced to Death." (FBIS-AFR-90-141
23 July 1990)
Le Devoir [Montréal]. 21
July 1990. "43 militaires condamnés à mort suite au
putsch au Nigeria."
New African [London]. September
1990. "Nigeria's Coup Plotters Executed."
West Africa [London]. 6-12 August
1990. "Forty-two Executed."
AFP [Paris, in English]. 20 July
1990. "43 Participants Sentenced to Death." (FBIS-AFR-90-141 23
July 1990)
Le Devoir [Montréal]. 21
July 1990. "43 militaires condamnés à mort suite au
putsch au Nigeria."
New African [London]. September
1990. "Nigeria's Coup Plotters Executed."
West Africa [London]. 6-12 August
1990. "Forty-two Executed."