Soyinka says preachers responsible for violence in Nigeria

– Nigeria is currently battling a number of violent groups including the Boko Haram, militants and other agitatore- Professor Wole Soyinka , while speaking at the University of Benin, advised government on the next line of action to take

Nigeria’s Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has advocated for stiff punishment for religious leaders caught preaching hate messages.

Imams, district and ward heads at an Emergency meeting summoned by Governor Kashim Shettima at the Government House, Maiduguri, recently

Soyinka, who spoke at the University of Benin, Edo state, attributed the high- scale violence experienced in many parts of the country partly to what people hear from their religious leaders.