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B'haram Menace Making Nigeria Break Up Less Likely-soyinka by WIZGUY69(m): 11:17pm On Jul 02, 2014 |
Nigeria is suffering greater carnage at the hands of Islamist group Boko Haram than it did during a secessionist civil war, yet this has ironically made the country’s break-up less likely, Nigerian Nobel Literature Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has said. Speaking at his home surrounded by rainforest in Abeokuta, Soyinka said the horrors inflicted by the militants had shown Nigerians across the mostly Muslim north and Christian south that sticking together might be the only way to avoid even greater sectarian slaughter. The bloodshed was now worse than during the 1967-70 Biafra war, when a secessionist attempt by the Igbo almost tore Nigeria up into ethnic regions, he added. “We have never been confronted with butchery on this scale, even during the civil war,” Soyinka said in his front room, surrounding by traditional wooden sculptures of Yoruba deities on Tuesday. “There were atrocities (during Biafra) but we never had such a near predictable level of carnage and this is what is horrifying,” said the writer, who was imprisoned for two years in solitary confinement by the military regime during the war on charges of aiding the Biafrans. Soyinka, a playwright and one of Africa’s leading intellectuals who still wears his distinctive white Afro hairstyle, turns 80 in two weeks. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986, the first African writer to receive it. The conflict’s growing intensity has led commentators to predict it may split the country. “I think ironically it’s less likely now,” Soyinka said. “For the first time, a sense of belonging is predominating. It’s either we stick together now or we break up, and we know it would be not in a pleasant way,” he said. www.punchng.com/news/bharam-menace-making-nigerias-break-up-less-likely-soyinka/ |
Re: B'haram Menace Making Nigeria Break Up Less Likely-soyinka by Starlett: 11:41pm On Jul 02, 2014 |
Hm! Really, Soyinka With all the daily threats to do so? But the counsel of God for Nigeria will stand. |
Re: B'haram Menace Making Nigeria Break Up Less Likely-soyinka by Zonacom(m): 5:26am On Jul 03, 2014 |
The old always see things differently |
Re: B'haram Menace Making Nigeria Break Up Less Likely-soyinka by ewosk: 5:59am On Jul 03, 2014 |
If this killings continues with reckless abandon, Quoting the Phrase ''To ur tents oh Israel(Nigerians)'' Let every man look after it's own region will be inevitable... I Still think Nigeria was a mistake the British made and we are suffering from it... |
Re: B'haram Menace Making Nigeria Break Up Less Likely-soyinka by gratiaeo(m): 6:10am On Jul 03, 2014 |
with due respect to anyone’s view or opinion per say, I think anybody saying that the emergence of boko haram could in any way make Nigerian to believe in one Nigeria is been deceived. The issue of boko haram has indeed shown that the 1914 amalgamation is a huge error that has brought Nigeria to her knees. For any reason, you don’t keep cat and dog together and expect peace to reign, no matter how we can pretend, there exist a BIG and NATURAL hatred among all the major ethic nationalities we have in Nigeria and that in has in turn bring susption |
Re: B'haram Menace Making Nigeria Break Up Less Likely-soyinka by musiwa112: 6:35am On Jul 03, 2014 |
[size=18pt] Independent day of the country of Western Nigeria, 15th November 1957 i know so, because my great great grand father was the emperor(President) of western nigeria, my great grand father was the emperor(President) of western nigeria my grand father was the emperor(President) of western nigeria it is reserve by international law to my family. President of Western Nigeria President Musiwa His Royal Highness of Western Nigeria [/size] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdzZ1Dfl-Dg
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Re: B'haram Menace Making Nigeria Break Up Less Likely-soyinka by agriboom: 8:47am On Jul 03, 2014 |
What is this man saying? There's never been a better time to breakup than now, I wonder what our southern brothers are waiting for, your time is now!!! |
Re: B'haram Menace Making Nigeria Break Up Less Likely-soyinka by 99100(m): 11:27am On Jul 03, 2014 |
ewosk: If this killings continues with reckless abandon, Quoting the Phrase ''To ur tents oh Israel(Nigerians)'' Let every man look after it's own region will be inevitable... Mistake by the british ? No really but rather a plan by the British. |
Re: B'haram Menace Making Nigeria Break Up Less Likely-soyinka by ewosk: 2:11pm On Jul 03, 2014 |
99/100:Bros the plan was Wicked... |
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