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Attack on Fela Kuti
The day the Nigerian military stormed the musician's compound in Lagos.
They burned down the buildings and threw his mother out of a window - she never recovered.
Hear from one of his former wives about the events of that day.
Picture: Fela Kuti in 1986, Credit: Associated Press
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Sun 13 May 201204:50GMT
BBC World Service Online
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- Tue 8 May 201208:50GMTBBC World Service Online
- Tue 8 May 201215:50GMTBBC World Service Online
- Wed 9 May 201202:50GMTBBC World Service Online
- Sun 13 May 201204:50GMTBBC World Service Online
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