Prominent Nigerian activist, Comrade Obawolu Adedoja Aanu, has passed away after reportedly slumping at the entrance of her residence in Lagos on Saturday evening.
According to information gathered by SaharaReporters, Aanu had just returned from her shop when she collapsed and died at the gate of her home.
A committed and passionate advocate for human rights and social justice, Aanu was an active member of various civil society organisations, including the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) and People’s Conscience.
“She slumped and died at the entrance of her house while returning home from her shop. She was a very active and energetic comrade,” a fellow activist who spoke to SaharaReporters confirmed. “Her death is a painful loss to the movement.”
Known for her consistent participation in protests, civic engagements, and advocacy campaigns demanding accountability from public officials, Aanu was widely respected within activist circles for her unwavering commitment to justice and the rights of the oppressed.
Her untimely death has thrown the activist community into mourning, with tributes pouring in from colleagues and allies who described her as a fearless voice for the voiceless.
Another Loss Within Months
Aanu’s passing comes just four months after the tragic death of another respected activist, Comrade Adeniyi Alimi Sulaiman, popularly known as “Revolutionary Alfa.”
Sulaiman, aged 53, died in a car crash along the Abeokuta-Sagamu Road in Ogun State while travelling to Ibadan. At the time of his death, he was the Executive Chairman of the Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ) and Chairman of the Civil Societies Coalition for the Emancipation of Osun State (CSCEOS).
A vocal disciple of the late legal icon Chief Gani Fawehinmi (SAN), Sulaiman was a relentless crusader for social equity and justice. He was affiliated with numerous rights-based and ideological groups, including the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM), National Conscience Party (NCP), and the Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN).
The deaths of Aanu and Sulaiman have left a deep void in Nigeria’s civil society and rights advocacy movements.
