Lagos, Nigeria (Haaba) - Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has called for criminal proceedings against Hajia Turai Yar'Adua for her alleged role in the current political crisis in Nigeria. Soyinka said her role in the saga is criminal.
The Laureate made the call at a rally organised by a non-governmental organisation, “Women Arise”, in Lagos, on Monday.

He said, “We have an example with the president of the nation being abused physically by a woman. He has been kidnapped by a woman under false imprisonment. If it were in a civilised society, this woman should be in court by now for kidnapping and false imprisonment. Far even worse than abusing her spouse, she is also abusing a nation, abusing and insulting the intelligence of a nation.”

Soyinka called on Hajia Turai to release the president to speak to Nigerians on the state of his health.

“Release him, stop insulting and belittling his family. Even his mother was not allowed to see him. For me, this is sacrilege, acute sacrilege and I think we should begin criminal proceedings against Turai for kidnapping and false imprisonment of her husband,” he lamented.

Soyinka was accompanied by Professor Pat Utomi, Pastor Tunde Bakare, and Dr. Joe Okei Odumakin.