Wole
Soyinka, a professor and noble laureate has lamented the rate at which
‘religion’ is killing many in Nigeria.
Soyinka told participants
at a book launch of Prof Olufemi Vaughan in Abuja Thursday that study of
religion, not religious studies should be canvassed in our schools.
His words: “If we do
not tame religion in Nigeria, religion will kill us. “Many Nigerians have paid
the ultimate price because of religion and religion is now embedded in our
society.
“The innocent ones are
the ones who often pay the ultimate price in religious crisis. Even religious
leaders cannot denounce the murdering acts of religion.
“Religion now induces
trauma and anxiety instead of solace that it claims to give. Religion is the
ironic product of human inadequacy.
“There is a monster
always waiting to pounce on innocent Nigerians under the name of religion,” he
added.
Soyinka said this in
the heat of the recent killings of Christians in Southern Kaduna, an incident
which has continued to fuel mutual mistrust among the diverse ethnic and
religious groups in the country.
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