June 12: Soyinka Weeps Over Late Renowned Nigerian Activist, Dr Beko Ransome-Kuti
Soyinka described how Beko once asked to purchase an equipment with which he intended to take out the military strongman and then Head of State, late Sani Abacha. Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has wept over renowned Nigerian physician and human rights activist, late Dr Beko Ransome-Kuti, during a media briefing in Lagos....READ ORIGINAL & FULL CONTENT FROM SOURCE |
Soyinka spoke on Friday at the gathering of select journalists and friends in Lagos State, reminiscing about his experience during the June 12 struggle.
Describing anecdotally and historically what went down during the period of Nigeria’s most tumultous election annulment crisis, Soyinka narrated how several actors during June 12 era came together for...READ THE FULL ARTICLE/CONTENT HERE