{"id":40406,"date":"2021-04-04T16:28:46","date_gmt":"2021-04-04T16:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=40406"},"modified":"2021-04-04T16:14:58","modified_gmt":"2021-04-04T16:14:58","slug":"civil-society-leader-innocent-chukwuma-is-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/civil-society-leader-innocent-chukwuma-is-dead","title":{"rendered":"Civil society leader, Innocent Chukwuma is dead"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Innocent Chukwuma, one of Nigeria\u2019s frontline civil society leaders, is dead.<\/p>\n

He died in Lagos on Saturday evening after being diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia. He died at the age of 55.<\/p>\n

His death was made public by Edetaen Ojo, a frontline freedom of expression advocate and executive director of the Media Rights Agenda.<\/p>\n

He said, \u201cWith profound shock & sadness, I regret to inform you that Innocent Chukwuma passed away a few hours ago, in the evening of April 3. May his soul rest in peace.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also reacting to the death, Senator Shehu Sani, a former federal lawmaker from Kaduna central senatorial district, tweeted, \u201cInnocent Chukwuma; another tragic loss of a patriot. Death hath taken away one of the brightest.May his Soul Rest In Peace.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chukwuma drew public attention first as a student union activist at the University of Nigeria, in the early eighties when his voice sounded loud during the campaigns against military autocracy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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