Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has urged President Bola Tinubu to fulfil his 2023 promise to revisit unresolved cases of assassinations and extra-judicial killings across the country.
Soyinka made the call on Friday at the 28th Wole Soyinka Lecture Series organised by the National Association of Seadogs (Pirates Confraternity) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The lecture, themed ‘Reclaiming the Nigerian State through Accountability, Justice and Civic Courage,’ was chaired by former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Chief Timi Alaibe.
The playwright also demanded justice for victims of unresolved killings, including Deborah Samuel, who was murdered by her classmates in Sokoto State in 2022 after being accused of blasphemy, and 28-year-old Mene Ogidi, who was allegedly shot dead by a policeman in Delta State.
Soyinka warned against selective justice, accusing the judiciary and citizens of failing to stand against injustice.
He said perpetrators of crimes, regardless of their
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