Arthur Agwuncha Nwankwo

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Charge:	"Sedition (includes mockery of authority/king/monarchy, etc)"
Sentence:	12 months & 50 naira fine
Years Imprisoned:	0.5
Year Crime:	1982
Year Convicted:	1982
Year Cleared:	1983
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Nigeria
County or Region of Crime:	Enugu
City of Crime:	Enugu
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Arthur Agwuncha Nwankwo was wrongly convicted of sedition in Enugu, Nigeria. He was convicted of sedition during Nigeria's 2nd Republic (1982) and sentenced to 12 months imprisonment with hard labour and 50 naira fine for his book “How Jim Nwobodo Rules Anambra State”. Arthur Nwankwo's conviction was quashed and he was acquitted by the Court of Appeal. A Supreme Court investigation of his case resulted in the sacking of Justice Emmanuel Araka, Francis O. Nwokedi and the Court Registrar, who participated in the lower court ruling. Nwankwo's case is well-known in Nigeria’s legal, and judicial system, and it resulted in sedition being expunged from Nigeria’s Criminal Law. Arthur Nwankwo was the author of 27 books. He died on Feb. 1, 2020 at the age of 78."
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Age When Imprisoned:	39
Age When Released:	39
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Nwankwo, the end of struggles, Obituary by Staff, P.M. News (Nigeria), February 2, 2020"
Information Location 1:	https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2020/02/02/obituary-arthur-nwankwo-the-end-of-struggles/
Information Source 2:	"NADECO Mourns Arthur Nwankwo, By Dike Onwuamaeze, This Day (Lagos, Nigeria), February 4, 2020"
Information Location 2:	https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2020/02/04/nadeco-mourns-arthur-nwankwo/
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Arthur Agwuncha Nwankwo

Charge:

"Sedition (includes mockery of authority/king/monarchy, etc)"

Sentence:

12 months & 50 naira fine

Years Imprisoned:

0.5

Year Crime:

1982

Year Convicted:

1982

Year Cleared:

1983

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Nigeria

County or Region of Crime:

Enugu

City of Crime:

Enugu

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

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Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

39

Age When Released:

39

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Nwankwo, the end of struggles, Obituary by Staff, P.M. News (Nigeria), February 2, 2020"

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https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2020/02/02/obituary-arthur-nwankwo-the-end-of-struggles/

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"NADECO Mourns Arthur Nwankwo, By Dike Onwuamaeze, This Day (Lagos, Nigeria), February 4, 2020"

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https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2020/02/04/nadeco-mourns-arthur-nwankwo/

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