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Kudirat became an activist when the government of Nigeria shattered her life. Her husband, Chief Moshood Abiola, is widely believed to have won the annulled June presidential election and has been detained on a treason charge since June. From the time of his arrest, Kudirat courageously called for her husband's release despite constant and vindictive harassment of her family and supporters by the government.

She gave interviews on several occasions to the foreign and Nigerian press in which she called for her husband's release, accused the government of destroying her family financially and mobilised market women, students, activists and other human rights community to fight for the struggle of democracy..

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On May 8th, the Lagos High Court acquitted her of charges of conspiracy and making false statements. She was charged again with these offenses on May 28th, and the Lagos High Court ordered her release on bail to await trial on July 17th. Despite these harassments, she continued her outspoken campaign on behalf of her husband.

In May , she was briefly detained for a few hours for allegedly possessing publications critical of the Nigerian military government headed by General Sani Abacha. Although her husband was already jailed over charges of treason, Kudirat became the tireless advocate for his freedom and return of his mandate. The beautiful woman soon became one of the most dreaded foes of Abacha.

On a Tuesday, June 4th, around pm, one of the most senseless murders in Nigeria was carried out. Abiola, her assistant who had just been released by the police and chauffeur were in the car. Kudirat fell to bullets from a P 90 riffle, allegedly on the orders of the state. She became one of the prominent matyrs in the struggle for a truly democratic nation.

At the trial the self-confessed killer, Sergeant Barnabas Jabila, said he was obeying orders from his superior, al-Mustapha.