# Dele Giwa: Nigeria’s Journalist Assassinated by a Parcel Bomb

An episode of [True Crime with Reni](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896567424), 20 Aug 2025, 7:08.

Audio: https://anchor.fm/s/1087d9520/podcast/play/107103454/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-7-20%2F9ec20ab4-ad00-1d06-5b2b-9fee7b72d2ca.mp3

October 1986. A journalist receives a parcel at his home in Lagos. Minutes later, an explosion shakes the country. Dele Giwa’s assassination with a parcel bomb remains one of Nigeria’s greatest mysteries; with fingers pointed at powerful figures, conspiracy theories, and a truth that’s never been fully uncovered. In this episode, we piece together the facts and the rumours, and ask: who really killed Dele Giwa?

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