On Novemeber 10th 1995 the Nigerian military junta executed Ken Saro-Wiwa, Barinen Klobel, John Kpuinen, Baribor Bera, Saturday Dobee, Felix Nuate, Nordu Eawo, Paul Levurah and Daniel Gbokoo in Port Harcourt Prison. The nine men had all been falsely convicted of murder by a kangaroo court prior to their executions. The real reason for the men's execution was their support for the Ogoni people and their battle for a greater level of autonomy in their homeland of the oil-rich Niger Delta.