Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has condemned the deployment of army to guard the President’s son, Seyi Tinubu.
He said at least 15 armed soldiers follow Seyi Tinubu around, describing it as obscene.
Soyinka, at an event on Tuesday criticised the large number of armed security personnel that he saw accompanying Seyi Tinubu, the son of President Bola Tinubu.
Soyinka spoke in Lagos while presenting an honourary award to Odia Ofeimun, the famous poet and activist who was honoured by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.
Soyinka mocked the situation by saying that President Bola Tinubu should not have deployed Nigerian soldiers and air force officials to Benin to foil Sunday’s coup there but should instead have asked Seyi Tinubu to go with his armed security escorts to foil the coup.
Soyinka said he counted at least “15 or so heavily armed to the teeth” security officials who accompanied the president’s son at a hotel in Ikoyi, Lagos.
Seyi Tinubu relaxing by skidding while heavy armed soldiers provide him protection
He said he was so astonished by what he saw that he reached out to the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, to complain about it.
He said Nigeria is not the first to have a head of state who has a family. He ended the speech by saying we should not overdo things.
