DEJI OGUNDIMU comes from a politically active Nigerian family, almost all of whom belong to the ruling party, the PDP. Deji, however, voiced criticisms of government policies on his regular appearances as a public analyst on television. When he refused to join the party a second time, in 2006, an assassination attempt was made on him, which he narrowly escaped. He arrived in the UK in December 2006, where a friend promised to help him. His friend, however, kept him in fear of the authorities, with the result that Deji tried to survive â