#EndSARS: UK author under fire over claim she named protesters 'Soro Soke'

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bfre...@gmail.com

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May 30, 2022, 2:55:26 PM5/30/22
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Dear All,

 

This strange incident might be of interest to some of you:

 

https://lifestyle.thecable.ng/endsars-uk-author-under-fire-over-claim-she-named-protesters-soro-soke/

 

I apologize should this have been already discussed here!

Best,

Bjoern

 

 

Björn Freter (he/him/his), PhD

Lecturer in World Philosophy

School of History, Religions and Philosophies,

The School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS),

University of London

bf...@soas.ac.uk  

 

Seun Bamidele

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May 31, 2022, 7:04:16 AM5/31/22
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Cornelius Hamelberg

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May 31, 2022, 7:05:21 AM5/31/22
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Of course, he/she who feels it knows. 

Thanks for bringing Trish Lorenz to our attention and for a possible trashing here.

Otherwise, EndSARS, of course, such a matter of grave concern to all of us with tragic consequences such as the Lekki Massacre of 2020  have been on the front burner and endlessly been boiling in the crucible in this forum and in the Nigerian media since Day One.

 On the other hand, the Soro Soke publication only saw the light of day yesterday ( 11th May 2022 ) along with a plethora of other books authored mainly by Nigerians, books also waiting to be read, reviewed, and discussed.

The fallout may be partly due to her being an oyibo with predictable Besserwisser characteristics of the type Burning Spear laments in Christopher Colombus 

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Cornelius Hamelberg

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May 31, 2022, 9:18:20 AM5/31/22
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Correction. 

Should read :   The Soro Soke publication on the other hand only saw the light of day yesterday ( 11th May 2022 ) along with a plethora of other books authored mainly by Nigerians, books also waiting to be read, reviewed, and discussed.

Michael Afolayan

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Jun 1, 2022, 8:17:17 PM6/1/22
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You don't steal a credit; you earn it. This is laughable. Was she at the Lekki Gate? I wonder how much Yoruba this woman speaks in the first instance. Very soon, she will claim she gave the progenitor of the Yoruba his known name, Oduduwa. Thanks for sharing (and exposing) the false claim. 

MOA




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