Wole Soyinka Breaks Silence On Plane Seat Incident – In his own words No Trial of Brother Jero We Say

By Victor Ogunyinka

There has been an overwhelming debate as
to what transpired between Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka,
and a ‘young man’ that asked for his seat before a flight.

In case you missed it… .

Media Mogul, Mo Abudu, shared a mail
from Professor Wole Soyinka on her Instagram page, where the Nobel
Laureate gave a short explanation on the incident he described as
“very minor”.

Mo Abudu, explained that the content of
the mail was shared after she got the approval of Wole Soyinka. It
reads:

Hallo Mo,

Someone sent me Patrick Tonye’s comment
on the plane incident, and I saw your brief comment. It was a very
minor thing and I’d forgotten all about it.

However, after reading the boy’s
response, I became curious.

First, I never exchanged a word with him
throughout beyond inviting him to take his allotted seat. Never
spoke a word to him after that. Certainly never exchanged
contact.

So of course, I wonder if it’s the very
individual who’s posted this or a total fake. The phenomenon of
stolen identities takes very strange dimensions and has become a
source of worry. I wonder if this is one such. Anyway of your
finding out. I don’t operate in social media as you probably
recall.

Good morning beautiful people. Its
6.30 am here in Los Angeles. Quite a bit has been said about me
making certain comments about the young man that refused to give up
his seat for Professor Wole Soyinka. I will not comment further on
this, however as you all know I LOVE and RESPECT Professor Wole
Soyinka dearly. Based on this incident, I did receive an email from
Professor Wole Soyinka this morning and with his permission, its
below: Hallo Mo, Someone sent me Patrick Tonye’s comment on the
plane incident, and I saw your brief comment. It was a very minor
thing and I’d forgotten all about it. However, after reading the
boy’s response, I became curious. First, I never exchanged a word
with him throughout beyond inviting him to take his allotted seat.
Never spoke a word to him after that. Certainly never exchanged
contact. So of course, I wonder if it’s the very individual who’s
posted this or a total fake. The phenomenon of stolen identities
takes very strange dimensions and has become a source of worry. I
wonder if this is one such. Any way of your finding out. I don’t
operate in the social media as you probably recall. WS

Brother Jero is the main character of the play and the leader of
his self-organized Brotherhood of Jero. He is a “suave” and false
prophet who preaches to the community in hopes of attracting more
followers. Although claiming to have been born a prophet, Jero
frequently admits to his acts of deception and above all else
desires to be held in high esteem as “Brother Jero, Articulate Hero
of Christ’s Crusade.”