Ben Charles Obi

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Obi, the editor of the weekly newsmagazine Weekend Classique, was arrested for his reports on an alleged coup plot in March. In July, he and Christine Anyanwu of The Sunday Magazine were tried by a special military tribunal and both were given life sentences. On Oct. 1, Nigeria’s Independence Day, the Provisional Ruling Council commuted their sentences to 15 years in prison.