Soyinka Breaks Silence On Abduction Of School Pupils By Bandits

• Wole Soyinka has expressed sadness over the tragic trend of abduction in the north
• The literary icon submitted that “drastic and meaningful” action has to be taken to save Nigeria from the jawbone of jaguars

Wole Soyinka, a renowned author and social critic, said the government must take every necessary step to tackle the challenges of “abnormal times” which has given birth to the trend of abduction in the country.

Speaking on Saturday, February 27, in Ogun state at the award lecture and public presentation of his latest book, ‘Chronicles of the Happiest People on Earth’, the nobel laureate said the emergence of the culture of abduction portends a bad omen for the country.

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Soyinka, who stated that there is a “shirking of responsibility in very key areas” maintained that those at the top are no longer in charge of the security of the country.

Soyinka said the government must do something drastic about the recent abduction.

Eko hot blog had recalled that about 37 students and 10 teachers were kidnapped in the Kagara community of Niger state.

In a similar turn, over 300 girls were abducted from their schools in Zamfara state by bandits. Soyinka said Nigeria cannot afford to parade itself in a bad fashion, adding that government must stop finding excuses and blames, The Cable reports.

“We cannot permit ourselves we just cannot to 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.”