Leaders across the country have condemned the violation of the compound Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka by herdsmen on Tuesday afternoon at his Abeokuta residence.
The leaders under the auspices of the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum said today that any attempt to harm, hours after he warned the federal government that herdsmen activities could lead to civil war, would have grave consequences.
The statement, titled, “Attack on Soyinka Bizzare,” was signed by Yinka Odumakin, South West; Chief Guy Ikokwu, South East; Senator Bassey Henshaw, South South and Dr Isuwa Dogo, Middle Belt.
The statement reads:
“Hours after Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka warned this country that the activities of Fulani herdsmen could lead to a civil war and urged President Buhari to denounce them clearly to show he is President of Federal Republic of Nigeria, the herdsmen stormed the elderstateman’s residence in Abeokuta around 1 pm on Tuesday and caused serious scare before the professor called in the police.
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“It is a painful development that herders will not even give a scant regard to a man of Soyinka’s stature in their madness let loose on Nigeria with no authority to call them to order.
“If there are people still living in denial about the intention of these criminals and those shielding them, there is no further evidence than this.
“We do not know what they have that they are playing this roulette, but we are sure when a blind man says we have to settle this stoning ourselves, it is either he is stepping on or clutching one.
“We also want to warn them of the implications of hurting a man like Soyinka with the fragile unity of the country.
“Let President Buhari know that these
criminals are working hard to make him the last President of One Nigeria.”
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