born ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁or ▁ 1 9 5 8 ) ▁is ▁a ▁South ▁African ▁anti - A part heid ▁activ ist . ▁He ▁was ▁seen ▁carrying ▁H ector ▁Piet erson ▁in ▁a ▁photograph ▁taken ▁by ▁Sam ▁N z ima ▁after ▁Piet erson ▁was ▁shot ▁during ▁the ▁S ow eto ▁U pr ising ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁photograph ▁was ▁released , ▁Mak h ub u ▁was ▁har ass ed ▁by ▁the ▁security ▁services , ▁and ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁fle e ▁South ▁Africa . ▁His ▁mother , ▁N omb ule lo ▁Mak h ub u , ▁told ▁the ▁Tr uth ▁and ▁Re con c ili ation ▁Commission ▁that ▁she ▁received ▁a ▁letter ▁from ▁him ▁from ▁Niger ia ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁but ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁not ▁heard ▁from ▁him ▁since . ▁She ▁died ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁seem ingly ▁without ▁knowledge ▁of ▁what ▁had ▁happened ▁to ▁her ▁son . ▁M bu y isa ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁South ▁African ▁activ ists ▁given ▁refuge ▁in ▁Niger ia ▁immediately ▁following ▁the ▁S ow eto ▁incident . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁who ▁were ▁settled ▁in ▁a ▁board ing ▁high ▁school ▁in ▁South - West ern ▁Niger ia ▁- ▁Federal ▁Government ▁College , ▁War ri ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 6 / 7 7 ▁academic ▁year . ▁But ▁all ▁failed ▁to ▁sett le , ▁and ▁had ▁moved ▁on ▁within ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 ,