Editing Ibrahim Babangida (section)

==Human rights abuses==
The killing by a letter bomb of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dele_Giwa Dele Giwa], a magazine editor critical of Babangida's administration, at his Lagos home in 1986 was largely attributed to Babangida<sup class="Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">'' ''</sup>and remains a controversial incident to this day. In 1999, President [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olusegun_Obasanjo Olusegun Obasanjo] established the Human Rights Violation Investigation Commission headed by Justice Chukwudifu Oputa to investigate [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_abuses human rights abuses] during Nigeria's decades of military rule. However, Babangida repeatedly defied summons to appear before the panel to answer allegations of humans rights abuses and questioned both the legality of the commission and its power to summon him. He was however represented by counsels, Mustapha Bashir Wali and Yahya Mahmoud. His right not to testify was upheld in 2001 by Nigeria's court of appeal which ruled that the panel did not have the power to summon former rulers of the country.

The Oputa Panel Report would conclude that: "On General Ibrahim Babangida, we are of the view that there is evidence to suggest that he and the two security chiefs, Brigadier General Halilu Akilu and Col. A. K. Togun are accountable for the death of Dele Giwa by letter bomb. We recommend that this case be re-opened for further investigation in the public interest."
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