All on Trial
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The nine were placed on trial. The whole region was placed on trial. The government was placed on trial. The corporation was placed on trial. Love was placed on trial.
This is the story of the Ogonis of Ogoniland, Southeast Nigeria at a time when they were sacrificed by their national government to further the interests of foreign multinationals.
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