Wole Soyinka, the Nobel laureate, says the #EndSARS protest is one of the most successful movements in Nigeria. Soyinka spoke on Friday at an interactive session, during the launch of
June 18, 2023 10:51 AM#EndSARS protest is one of the most successful movements in Nigeria.
In October 2020, protesters belting the #EndSARS mantra, took to streets nationwide to demand an end to police brutality.Soyinka said the #EndSARS protest was an expression of the people’s frustrations with the situation in the country.“#EndSARS is one of the most successful movements. It is authentic. It was the expression of people. It was organised. Most importantly, it was based on truth,” he said.“When I saw the crowd, I came down and addressed them.
Soyinka, who also alluded to the Peter Obi movement in comparison to the #EndSARS movement, said the fulcrum of the supporters of the former is based on “half-truth”. “You just don’t say it’s who shouts the loudest. If you want to come out based on truth, then no problem. I’ll reverse, but you want to call out people based on the unprovable even as some people will counter with their strict monologue.
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