Narrating his ordeal then, the Nobel laureate said, he returned to “find that my home ground had been invaded, and a brand-new “Appian way” sliced through my sanctuary. That ‘motorable’ path was made by the hoofed invaders. Both the improvised entry and exit are now blocked.”
Soyinka who said “we are living in dangerous time,” stated that the attack was life-threatening and alarming as his home and that of his neighbours were invaded by the herdsmen, adding that he had reported the matter to the police in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
Speaking with journalists on Friday at the Freedom Park, Lagos Island, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, Soyinka said the recent invasion was an act of provocation as the herdsmen came through another path to his doorstep.
The Nobel laureate expressed sadness that the government had done virtually nothing to stop the incessant herdsmen attack across the nation, which has left behind trails of blood, pains and anguish.
“We need to wake up the leadership, let them know the seriousness of the issue on ground; these sorts of conquerors, these herdsmen are worse than Boko Haram.
“Creating corridor for cattle grazing will compound the problem, I do not think that is the solution,” he said, adding that creating ranches for the herdsmen could be part of the solution,” he said.
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