#EndSARS: My father would be proud of Nigerian youth – Dele Giwa’s daughter

Ayodele Dele-Giwa, the daughter of slain Nigerian journalist, editor and founder of Newswatch magazine, Dele Giwa has said her father would be proud of the #EndSARS protests being stagged by Nigerian youths.

In a tweet thread on Twitter, Ayodele wrote that she was sure her father would have come out to protest if he were alive on this day.

See her tweets below:

I was 1 when he died, so all I know are stories from family and pictures. But one thing I am sure of: he would be so proud of what the “lazy” Nigerian youth have been doing over the past 11 days. He would have been 73 this year, & he would have come out to protest with the youth. pic.twitter.com/6JPIZ5zsGE

— Ayodele Dele-Giwa (@ayodele_dg) October 19, 2020

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I was 1 when he died, so all I know are stories from family and pictures. But one thing I am sure of: he would be so proud of what the “lazy” Nigerian youth have been doing over the past 11 days. He would have been 73 this year, and he would have come out to protest with the youth. It’s what he fought for. 34 years later, we are still fighting. But it will be different this time. Things will change. Our eyes have opened WELLA. E go shock them. RIP Daddy (struggle to say it sometimes). Wish I knew you for myself. (Picture of him about to be arrested in 1983) March 16, 1947 - October 19, 1986. #endsars #endpolicebrutality #DeleGiwa

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I was 1 when he died, so all I know are stories from family and pictures. But one thing I am sure of: he would be so proud of what the “lazy” Nigerian youth have been doing over the past 11 days. He would have been 73 this year, & he would have come out to protest with the youth. pic.twitter.com/6JPIZ5zsGE

It’s what he fought for. 34 years later, we are still fighting. But it will be different this time. Things will change. Our eyes have opened WELLA. E go shock them.

RIP Daddy (struggle to say it sometimes). Wish I knew you for myself.

Dele Giwa was killed by a mail bomb in his Lagos home on 19 October 1986. The assassination occurred two days after he had been interviewed by the State Security Service (SSS) officials.