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Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Saturday said henceforth, any state where the kidnapping of children takes place should shut down in protest against the act. Soyinka also advised that other neighbouring states, as a matter of solidarity, should the affected states to shut down.

The playwright spoke shortly after an award lecture and public presentation of his new book, ‘Chronicles of the happiest people on Earth,’ in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The programme was organised by the Association of Nigerian Authors, Ogun State chapter, in collaboration with the Abeokuta Club.

More than 300 schoolgirls were kidnapped on Friday in Zamfara, the latest of such attacks, while 27 students were also abducted in Kangara, Niger State, but released after over a week later.

The octogenarian playwright, who lamented that the government and security agencies had failed Nigerians, said he didn’t know what else to recommend as panacea to the nation’s “abnormal times.” Soyinka added that such abductions were unacceptable and “drastic, meaningful measures” must be taken in unison.

He said, “I think we are reaching the point where, in any state, where any child is kidnapped, that state should shut down completely. And other states, in solidarity, should at least shut down some of their activities. It sounds extreme but, we don’t know what else one can propose at this particular time.Yes, life must go on but even those activities will generate and enhance our very existence.

“I think we have to take on a tonality of regrets, of the unacceptable, protestation and mobilisation on whatever level it is possible as a community of human beings. ‘We shouldn’t wait for an enemy, faceless, airborne, unpredictable enemy like COVID to make us shut down. In protest and as a statement of the unacceptable, we are shutting ourselves down until this situation is resolved.”
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He added, “The abduction of our children, when will it end, how will it end? I don’t think any of us can tell. But it is important that we continue to stress and to remind ourselves that, not only are these abnormal times, but it seems to be, to me anyway, times of the shirking of responsibility in very key areas. We cannot permit ourselves – we just cannot – continue in this fashion. Something drastic, meaningful has to take place, and it has to be collective.

“This is no longer the responsibility of those at the top who are supposed to be in charge of security, in charge of governance; they have clearly failed the populace. They’ve failed us. There is no point in trying to reason it out, to find excuses, to lay blame. The important thing is that we are very close to accepting a culture of the unacceptable.”

https://punchng.com/any-state-where-children-are-kidnapped-should-shut-down-in-protest-soyinka/

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we haven't seen anything yet in this country.

Ok

Oya now. Our Presido won say something ontop this matter...

The kind of religion they practice in the North doesn't allow them to protest against bad leadership, it teaches them to respect and tolerate the decisions made by their leaders whether good or bad, because if they protest and voice against tyranny, they will not make heaven, primitive people.

E for good but protest is Haram in Islam


Sorry i mean Haram only against Muslim leaders


They don't mind doing counter protest if it their Muslim leaders i.e Sars

Tajbol4splend:
The kind of religion they practice in the North doesn't allow them to protest against bad leadership, it teaches them to respect and tolerate the decisions made by their leaders whether good or bad, because if they protest and voice against tyranny, they will not make heaven, primitive people.

Bad leadership when it's a Christian Leader

In 2011 protests erupted massively against Patrick Yakowa in kaduna (the only Christian gov), his convoy was even stoned in broad day light



Patrick Yakowa died under mysterious helicopter crash the next year

Like if you are here for heavy grammar...Share if you dont give a fck what's going on in the zoo...

By the grace of God, all the agents of darkness in this country and their cohort outside will be frustrated Thank God all the students abducted during this regime are being rescued unhurt, we pray the same for the latest Jangebi abductees

Okay Prof, we hear you. The question is, are you going to lead the protest??

This man is becoming senile

Damnnn niggarrrr
Isoright

This regime is allergic to protest...

North can't protest because they're happy with what's going on even there governor don say na south they sponsor terrorism in there land and there Governor don say diz regime is doing well in security aspect....

Those cashing out on this kidnapping will stop at nothing and they will do anything possible to quash any form of protest or demonstration. Check my signature

The cows will never do that.....

stupid cultist

Up North, they know what they are doing. Kidnapping is a business booming for them, the people that should be act have their shares. Every other regions should be brace up, I don't know how can person see banditry as a way of life. Shioor! If you have a grievance with FG, take ur action to them not the poor kids.

North enjoy the kidnapping.

Mtcheww.....
Dog eat dog!
Let it remain in the North.

Isaiah 49vs 26

26 And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the Lord am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.

THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING.

slimjosh231:
Okay Prof, we hear you. The question is, are you going to lead the protest??

Lead wetin he don rent appartment for DSS Lodge be that...

Himself know say he no be like olden days wey he dey go Ojota go du Occupy Nigeria occupy anything now dem go du am any how...

One good thing about this country is that the mishaps happening doesn't only affect the wailers, the HAILERS are so dumb that they can't even cry out.

Tajbol4splend:
The kind of religion they practice in the North doesn't allow them to protest against bad leadership, it teaches them to respect and tolerate the decisions made by their leaders whether good or bad, because if they protest and voice against tyranny, they will not make heaven, primitive people.

Bathing with cow urine wetin remain again,very useless people always suffering and been happy. Chimo

Igboarecriminal:
stupid cultist

Cow brain

you see wale, a roadside defecator doesn't respond to greetings, he pretended not to be seeing an hearing you, (thereby making you look like a fool) so whenever you see him, just by and walk away.

I don't understand why this country has to be going like this...
We just don't face hardship
Now we live in fear..
And the most vicious of it all is how things and cost of living keep heightening

I'm d only one who noticed that...
Why is life tougher in this country

As par say I no dey eat chicken cos money no dey... Now to manage and enjoy my usual ice fish.. I have to keep like 1k fo one ice fish

This country is thrown to the dogs

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I agree that any such state should be shut down - but NOT in protest.
Instead, all government activities should be shut down and the entire state machinery be devoted to rescuing the victims!
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Where are the BMCs? Water Don garri oo!

ok

Waste of time.

Majority of them are blockheaded idi*ots. They have no single brain of their own. All they basically do is watch what Southern Nigeria does, and do the exact opposite. If the south comes out for protest like #EndSARS, they will either refuse to come out or even worse, stage a counter protest.

If the south Igboho and NMK, they will oppose and despise them.

If the south decides to flush out killer Fulani terrorists disguising as herdsmen, the North would ban bringing farm produce down south.

If you lay out all the points necessary to dissolve the animal farm, they will tell you Nigeria must be one.

They are just anti-south. Religiously brainwashed ozuos! Some are just downright imbecilic like that patrioticcman guy.

Tajbol4splend:
The kind of religion they practice in the North doesn't allow them to protest against bad leadership, it teaches them to respect and tolerate the decisions made by their leaders whether good or bad, because if they protest and voice against tyranny, they will not make heaven, primitive people.

Who told you? Forget religion, they'll protest against any other person. Buhari is a living deity in the north.

Nigeria doesnt need a mute president.

Everyone ruling.