Wole Soyinka continues to sound the alarm. Pulse reports:
Professor Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate and political activist has warned that religion will kill Nigeria if not tamed.
The Nobel laureate who spoke in Abuja at a book launch in Abuja on Thursday, January 12, 2016, said religion has become a little more than "killing machine" all over the world.
"If we do not tame religion in this nation [Nigeria], religion will kill us," Soyinka said.
"Only the religiously possessed or committed would deny the obvious - the price that many have paid not just within the society but humanity in general. This makes me wonder if the benefits have really been worth the losses.
"The sound of the word 'religion' these days across the world is that of anxiety, trauma rather than the solace and consolation. As for the custodians of religion, they cannot denounce the murdering tendencies of their religion.
"What, however, concerns the rest of us – no matter the internal wrangling, rivalries or controversies within any religion is that the innocent are often those who pay the highest price," he added.