Professor Wole Soyinka’s first son, Dr Olaokun Soyinka and
Soyinka’s friend and protege, Dr Olu Agunloye have debunked the trending story
that the Nobel Laureate was attacked by herdsmen in Abeokuta.
Agunloye said:The trending story that herdsmen went to attack
Prof Wole Soyinka in his house in Abeokuta is not true. Herdsmen did not break
into his house. There were no attacks and no attempts to attack the Nobel
Laureate.
“What happened was that herdsmen led their cattle to graze
in Prof Soyinka’s unfenced compound again yesterday despite his strong warnings
to the herdsmen.
“Prof Soyinka has been living in the forest at the outskirt
of Abeokuta in Area designated as GRA since late 1980s. However, in recent
times cattle herders have desecrated the grounds of Professor Soyinka’s
compound by flooding it with cows. The Professor summoned the herdsmen and
sternly warned them to stop the ugly practice. He told them in very clear terms
that it was unacceptable.
“However, the herdsmen broke the rules yesterday thinking
that Prof Soyinka was not home. When the Prof accosted them, they fled into the
bush leaving their cows behind. Prof Soyinka reported the incident to the
Police which later arrested the herdsmen and their cows.
“We can say categorically that Prof Soyinka and his house
were not physically attacked but his compound was violated by recalcitrant
herdsmen who wanted to turn his compound to a grazing field. Prof Soyinka and
his family remain okay in their Abeokuta home’.
Olaokun Soyinka, who issued an earlier rebuttal also said:
“I have confirmed that while cows did stray onto his land
yesterday, there has been no attack, no violence and no attempt to enter the
house.
“Kindly debunk this information where you can.
“We do not need confusion added to the already tense
situation in the country”.
Olaokun particularly unveiled the original vector of the
story, Koiki Media who took the videos.
He appealed to the platform to stop “spreading such disinformation”,
as it is dangerous.
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