Biafra: Soyinka Urges Federal Government to Address Agitations Diplomatically

LAGOS - Professor Wole Soyinka, has urged the Federal Government to apply more diplomacy in its handling of the issue regarding the agitations for the Republic of Biafra.

The Nobel laureate said this while he was guest on The Channels Television Interview programme, Channels Books’ Club.

“Statements like, "Nigeria is indivisible”, “This won’t happen under my watch,” “Nigeria’s unity is non-negotiable” would not help matters." he said.

Agitation for the Republic of Biafra gained more traction recently following the arrest of Director of outlawed Biafra Radio,Nnamdi Kanu.

The protesters had taken over the Niger Bridge, Onitsha, Anambra State blocking traffic and it took the intervention of security agents before they could be dislodged, leaving some persons dead in its wake.

Soyinka asked President Muhammadu Buhari to approach the agitation in a more diplomatic way, pointing out that he had said earlier that Biafra cannot be defeated.

According to him, ”Once an idea has taken off, you may defeat those behind it in a war but that does not mean the end of the idea.”

Source: Vanguard Newspaper

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