Soyinka mocks government’s censorship of Eedris Abdulkareem’s song

Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has used biting satire to respond to the recent ban on musician Eedris Abdulkareem’s song.

In a statement dripping with irony, Mr Soyinka ‘praised’ the government’s “progressive move” in banning the song but argued that it didn’t go far enough.

He humorously suggested that the musician should be proscribed and that action should also be taken against cartoonist Ebun Aleshinloye, who had responded to the ban with a cartoon commentary.

“We…