Herders did not attack my father – Soyinka’s son

Olaokun, son of Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate, has dismissed a report that herders attacked his father’s house in Abeokuta Ogun State.

Although he said some cows strayed into his father’s land in Abeokuta, no one attacked the Nobel laureate.

Olaoku was reacting in a statement on Wednesday to a viral video on social media in which it was alleged that the Soyinka’s house was attacked by herders on Tuesday.

In the video, a voice who claimed to work for a media house said some herders attacked Soyinka’s house and threatened to kill him.

According to the narrator in the video, the herders were arrested and remanded at a police station in the state.

But Olaokun said the herders who trespassed into his father’s land did not attack him and there was no violence.

“To repeat, I have confirmed that while cows did stray onto his land yesterday, there has been no attack, no violence and no attempt to enter the house,” Olaokun said.

“Kindly debunk this information where you can. We do not need confusion added to the already tense situation in the country.”