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.”

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/08/pyrates-confraternity-isnt-a-cult-says-soyinka/

Wole Soyinka should respect himself.

As somebody i respect, do not push it. For the fact everybody says you are intelligent, does not mean others are not intelligent or as gifted as you too, so to come out in anyway in trying to portray the Pyrates as something else, is pushing it.

So the Pyrates Confraternity is a Church?there is nothing normal about all Fraternities in the World, and that includes the Cross and Bones(the oldest), as girls are usually raped, guys are hazed and sometimes killed in their strange initiation processes. And i am talking about the Frats in the Western World.

In the Nigeria context, the only criteria for joining any one, is to have a taste for killing.

Pyrates members, might be quick to say they are not Violent. But once upon a time, they were. Let the Pyrates shout from now till forever, they will always be like the rest of of the other Cults in Nigeria.

Okay let the attack begin by the Pyrates Members on Nairaland.

Na meeting abi?

Confranternity metamorphose to cultism

Upon all the big big grammar wey you dey speak, you no know say pirate confraternity na cultism

Indeed, Education doesn't necessarily translate to wisdom.

That's why some unlettered Igbo boys are still duping professors, Phd holders and their likes

Soyinka, is either you are a liar or you need wisdom

But I think you need JESUS

no its not its a recreational activity just like boko haram is a club for getting later laid by 70 virgins

Ok

Nigeria steroidized college fraternities.

s...Vikings confraternity isn't a cult too,it is a Movement

they are the same, cultists.

Con fraternity ain't Cult,Pyrates are not violent but You can't roll with the pigs$expect people to robe you in white.