₦airaland Forum

Olaokun, son of Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate, says herders did not attack his father’s house in Ogun state.

In a statement on Wednesday, Olaokun was reacting to a viral video on social media, in which it was alleged that the Nobel laureate’s house was attacked by herders on Tuesday.

In the video, a voice who claimed to work for a media house, said some herders attacked Soyinka’s house and threatened to kill him.

According to the narrator in the video, the herders were arrested and remanded at a police station in the state.

Olaokun, however, stated that his father was not attacked, and there was no violence, although the herders trespassed into his land.

“To repeat, 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,” Olaokun said.

“Kindly debunk this information where you can. We do not need confusion added to the already tense situation in the country.”

There has been rising tension in the south-west over the activities of herders in the region, as some herders have been accused of masterminding abductions and killings in some communities.

Social media is dangerous!!

In dousing rumours / fake news about my father and herdsmen, I signed off & dated a whatsapp message:

Dr Olaokun Soyinka, Weds, Feb 10.

Now I'm getting calls asking why I'm getting married today. � �

Beremx:
That the cows strayed shouldn’t be taken likely. Be watchful and vigilant of their next visit. To be forewarned is to be forearmed.

Asgard13:
EVEN IF THEY DID ATTACK .. IS ALLOWED
PART OD DIVIDENDS OF BUHARI GOVERNMENT AFTER ALL YOU INSULTED JONATHAN HIS WIFE AND FAMILY
REALLY WISH BUHARI COUSINS DID PAY YOU A VISIT YOURE NOT DIFFERENT FROM THOSE THE COWS SLAUGHTERED
NONSENSE

LegendHero:
Cows

Beremx:
I should have written c in upper case? Nitori kini?

CodeTemplar:
You need a special 2015 loss vaccine.

lalasticlala:
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Juliusmalema:
Fake news and propganda is a big menace in Nigeria but for your health avoid this papers/Medias they are everything deadly to sound mind.

I. Nations newspaper
2. Tribune newspaper
3. Punch
4. Nnamdi Kanu and his biafran news plus update ( All manner of lies and propganda oozes from here)
5. Femi Fani kayode and his propganda... purely deceitful
6. Reno Omokri and his media lies
7. TVC news riddled with propaganda, can go as far as hooking up fareed Zakaria of CNN just to drive a propganda home.
8. Igberetv news - Very deceitful Media not different from Nation.