I’ll be happy to go to court, Wole Soyinka replies Omisore

Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has hinted that he would be willing to get involved in legal proceedings to unravel the killers of a former Attorney General of the federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Bola Ige.

Recall that, Soyinka had said in a statement that resumption of investigation into chief Bola Ige’s murder was already devoid of credibility with the emergence of a prime suspect in the case as the National secretary of the APC.

Chief Iyiola Omisore, emerged the national secretary of the ruling APC at the convention held from March 26-27.

Omisore was arraigned in 2002 for Ige’s murder but later got acquitted alongside 10 others who were on trial for the case.

Omisore, who replied to Soyinka’s position in a statement, also instructed his lawyer to write the elder statesman demanding a retraction of the comments.

Chief Bola Ige a prominent politician was assasinated by suspected gunmen at his Bodija, Ibadan, home on December 23, 2001

He decried the rising insecurity in the country leading to killings, kidnappings and violence in several states.

Soyinka said a man decamped a respected minister and threw the cap to thugs, noting that such an action led to other actions.

“That doesn’t mean you were responsible for the person’s death. But certain actions led to other actions,” he added.

The essayist stated that such a person should be made an envoy if the party desired to give him a post but not make him secretary of a ruling party.

He noted, “We are talking of the party of those in charge of the governance and justice of this country. The leadership of APC and I am not talking of Buhari alone, do you have to unleash scorpions on our memory? It is not Soyinka who provided this. It’s those who were so insensitive, who rubbed that murder in our faces. I will be delighted to go to court so that we can go into details. I ask the APC leadership to have a rethink because the issue will not go away.”

Also reacting to Soyinka’s comment, human right lawyer, Chief Femi Falana said the killers of Ige must be found, noting that the Nobel laurette had reminded president Buhari of his pledge to open an enquiry into banditry and terrorism confronting the country.

Falana also noted that he alongside his team would represent Soyinka in court on pro bono basis if the need arises , saying it has become a public affair.