The Federal Government’s handling of the farmer-herder dispute has drawn criticism from Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka.
The literary icon questioned why the government had proscribed the Indigenous People of Biafra, a group that seeks the secession of the South-East from Nigeria, but had not yet outlawed the cattle group Miyetti Allah in an exclusive interview with Channels Television’s NewsNight, a pre-recorded program that airs every Monday.
According to him, Nigeria must always consider its historical context in order to comprehend current security concerns.
“My temperament does not accept that anyone should chase me out of my God-given earth. So, it’s a temperamental thing as well,â€