TRENDING: Soyinka’s statement on Seyi Tinubu’s heavy security deployment sparks mixed reactions

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By Alagbe Shenayon
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Wole Soyinka has condemned what he called the excessive presence of security personnel surrounding President Bola Tinubu’s family, arguing that it highlights flaws in Nigeria’s priorities and security framework.

NewsClick Nigeria reports that Soyinka recounted witnessing an alarming level of armed protection for the president’s son during a visit to a hotel in Lagos’ Ikoyi district.

He said, “I was coming out of my hotel, and I saw what looked like a film set, and I said, oh, they are shooting a film on the ground of the hotel.”

“And a young man detached himself from the actors, came over and greeted me very politely. A very nice young man. And I said, are you shooting somebody?

“I said, I’m just joking. Are you shooting a film? No. I looked around, there was nearly a whole battalion occupying the ground of the hotel in Ikoyi.

“So, when I got back in my car, and I asked the driver, who that young man was, and he told me, and I saw this SWAT team, a mixture, they were heavily armed at least some 15 or so heavily armed to the teeth security personnel looked sufficient to take over a small country neighbouring city like Benin.”

“I couldn’t believe it. Later on, I did some investigative journalism, and I found that apparently this is how this young man goes around with his battalion, his heavy armed soldiers.”

Soyinka’s remarks have drawn wide reactions, with some critics challenging his position while others commend him for speaking boldly.

Here are some of the reactions:

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