Owner Of Cow That Strayed Into Soyinka’s Compound, Not A Fulani

The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has revealed that the owner of the cows that strayed into Prof. Wole Soyinka’s house is a Yoruba man.

In a statement signed by its Director, Prof Ishaq Akintola, on Thursday, MURIC argued that cattle owners should register their businesses in the same way other businesses are registered.

MURIC said it discovered that the owner of the cows that strayed into Soyinka’s compound is a Southerner and a Yoruba man known as Kazeem Sorinola.

The statement reads: “We strongly condemn the incident in which a cow strayed into Professor Wole Soyinka’s compound at Kemta Estate, Abeokuta. It is a desecration of a hallowed space.

“But the incident has thrown up another dimension in the herdsmen saga. For instance, it has hitherto been assumed that all cattle are owned by Northerners and that all herdsmen are from the North.

“But the truth is beginning to surface. The owner of the cows that strayed into Soyinka’s compound happened to be a Southerner and a Yoruba. He was identified as Mr. Kazeem Sorinola, an indigene of Ijeun, Abeokuta. This is instructive,” the group said.

“The movement of cows on our roads as well as in our farms has constituted a serious security breach leading to tension across the country.”