Dr Ishola Oyenusi, Laugh before getting executed. “It was no laughing matter in Lagos when eight Nigerian robbers were executed; but this one made light of the situation as a priest prayed for him seconds before he faced the firing squad. It was no laughing matter in Lagos when eight Nigerian robbers were executed; but this one made light of the situation as a priest prayed for him seconds before he faced the firing squad”- The Daily Telegraph: Date- 9th September 1971
The man in this photo happens to be one of the “Dangerous 7” that was executed with the Infamous Dr Ishola Oyenusi. Before his execution he carried out a loud scream “ I am Innocent!!!” before the bullets came hitting his body and seizing life out of him
Before their execution, Oyenusi requested for a goat to be killed and prepared for him and his comrades as their last meal. They had a goat party and they were executed the next day at the Bar Beach, Victoria Island, Lagos.
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