Port Harcourt Cemetery
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Location | Old Township, Port Harcourt |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Coordinates | 4°45′49″N 7°1′39″E / 4.76361°N 7.02750°ECoordinates: 4°45′49″N 7°1′39″E / 4.76361°N 7.02750°E |
| Type | Public |
| Owned by | City of Port Harcourt |
| Size | hectares |
Port Harcourt Cemetery is a city-owned and operated public cemetery located along Aggrey Road in the Old Township district of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. It is the oldest cemetery still in use in the city and is notable as the burial site of activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and his associates.[1] It also contains one commonwealth burial of the 1939 - 1945 World War.[2]
Interments
- Ken Saro-Wiwa (1941 – 1995), writer and activist
- Mike Lloyd Toku (1993 - 2012)[3]
- Ogoni Nine
- Stephen Edward Murray-Bruce (1939 - 2013)[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Nigeria's Military Leaders Hang Playwright And 8 Other Activists". Deseretnews.com. Deseret News Publishing Company. 1995-11-11. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
- ↑ "Cemetery Details". Cwgc.org. Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
- ↑ Abia, Dan. "UNIPORT four: INC, parents insist on justice as Toku is buried". Dailyindependentnig.com. Independent Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
- ↑ http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/09/vanguard-publisher-others-bid-late-murray-bruce-farewell/
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