On January 15, 1997, the startling news that Senator Abraham Adesanya had barely avoided an assassination attempt was carried on the top pages of the Vanguard (slide 1), Nigerian Tribune (slide 2), and Punch newspapers on Wednesday.
The public was shocked by the incident, which left the senator unharmed even though his car’s windscreen was covered in bullets. This sums up the heated political climate of that fateful day by showing the headlines as they emerged.
With their own reporting styles, each newspaper brought attention to how serious the situation was and how many people were worried about one of the most well-known pro-democracy figures in Nigeria.
