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https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2001/08/Babangida.jpg300220New York, August 27, 2001—CPJ urges former Nigerian military dictator Gen. Ibrahim Babangida to testify before the Nigerian Human Rights Violations Investigations Commission about his alleged responsibility for the 1986 murder of prominent journalist Dele Giwa. "It is time to solve the 15-year mystery of Dele Giwa's murder," said CPJ executive director Ann Cooper. "We…