Professor Wole Soyinka has slammed Seyi Tinubu, President Bola Tinubu’s son over whatt he considered an extravagant display of state security.
The Nobel Laureate also say President Bola Tinubu must be cautious about his approach to regional security, domestic governance, and the use of state protection for privileged individuals.
He stated this at the 20th Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism Awards in Lagos on Monday.
In a viral video shared by #Nigeriastories on X, Soyinka recounted an encounter which he described as recent in Ikoyi, Lagos State, that left him shocked at what he considered an extravagant display of state security.
He described seeing “an excessively large security battalion assigned to a young individual close to the Presidency,” an entourage he said was “sufficient to take over a small country.”
Soyinka revealed that the young man turned out to be Seyi Tinubu, the President’s son.
He said the discovery concerned him enough to contact National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu.
“I was astonished,” he said, adding that “children must understand their place. They are not elected leaders, and they must not inherit the architecture of state power simply by proximity.”
Olamilekan Adigun is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience in journalism embedded in uncovering human interest stories. He also prioritises accuracy and factual reportage of issues.
