8. Soyinka wrote a play in one week
One of his greatest plays ‘Death and the King’s Horseman’ was written in just one week. The play was based on a real incident that took place in Nigeria during British colonial rule: the horseman of an important chief was prevented from committing ritual suicide by the colonial authorities.
9. Femi Johnson assisted Wole Soyinka with money
Femi Johnson the son of Mobolaji Olufunso Johnson (born February 9, 1936) a retired Nigerian Army Brigadier and former military Governor of Lagos State from May 1967 to July 1975 gave Soyinka a cash to start building his house in Abeokuta after the latter suddenly realized he could not access his money in his bank account. Soyinka was left devastated after Femi passed.
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