Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has taken a swipe at Russian President, Vladimir Putin, likening him to killer herdsmen, IgbereTV reports
In his words,
“The honourable spot of the world shrinks by the day,” Soyinka explained on why he may have been reticent on national issues of late.
He added, “Would you have anticipated putting invading Ukraine? Bombarding civilians with such fiendish glee? And what is Ukraine’s crime? It says leave me to associate with whoever I want. And I ask myself what is the difference between Putin and the herdsmen who corner the lands of farmers and invade? They kill, they slaughter, they burn, scatter the families completely, and render them homeless overnight. They and Putin should get together. It is the same mentality.”
The octogenarian also noted that his temperament does not allow him to tolerate anybody who wants to chase him out of his “God-given earth
