Noble laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, who is believed to have co-founded the Pyrates Confraternity in Nigeria, has said that it was wrong to lump cultism with confraternity, arguing that the two were not the same.
Soyinka, who spoke in an interview with Zero Tolerance, a periodic publication by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, argued that belonging to confraternities is a normal culture in colleges and not an evil cult, as wrongly portrayed by ignorant persons in Nigeria.
Soyinka said: “Everybody knows that fraternities are a normal culture in all colleges. It exists in all colleges. President Clinton was a member of a fraternity. In fact, anybody who goes to college in the United States is a member of a college fraternity. There is absolutely nothing evil or occultic about fraternity.
“But here, the media is largely responsible for fuelling the ignorance of society of the words ‘cultism’ and ‘fraternity’. This is a disservice and I have said it again and again. There are evil cults, whose members must prove themselves by going to rape. There are others whose entry is to slash or eat somebody or rob; it has nothing to do with college fraternity.
“The media owes the responsibility to constantly tell the public the truth. But they go on and children grow up, believing that college fraternity is Satanic, demonic and this is wrong.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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This Bros does not know that confraternity this days have grown from college confraternity to occult because of rival groups.
ReplyDeleteHe's still leaving in the world of Gram Bell and co.
Bros, things have changed for worse now in our colleges and Campuses.
Bros, do you have a direct experience or just mere hear say.
DeleteJust go on as an observer and you will testify what the old man is saying.
Sir what is the entry requirement for pirate confratanity
ReplyDeleteNYSC discharge certificate.
DeleteTruly? Hmm. Truth is lost.
ReplyDeleteBros. Soyinka, what are the functions of the confraternity in a college. Did your children belong to it? mumu man.
ReplyDeleteGuys,
ReplyDeleteThe old man is saying their own initiation is not violent but maybe a glass of wine. Acts of violence cannot be used to distinguish between cultism and fraternity. The silent one is more dangerous. Please publish names of those your confraternity members and let their villagers distinguish Soyinka.
This is d same man that said GEJ was wrong in saying that stealing is not corrupting, and now hear from that fraternity is not cult.
ReplyDeletethe pirates frats were noble not until those dumb heads made their way in game
ReplyDeletePirates Is Totally An Evil Cult
ReplyDeleteAhoy noble Men
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