Question

What major political event led to Wole Soyinka’s imprisonment in 1967?

• A. His opposition to British colonial rule in Nigeria
• B. His support for the Biafran cause during the Nigerian Civil War
• C. His involvement in the Nigerian independence movement
• D. His criticism of the military regime in Nigeria

Answer 1

Answer:

B. His support for the Biafran cause during the Nigerian Civil War

• Soyinka was an outspoken critic of the Nigerian government during the Civil War, supporting the secessionist Biafran cause.

• As a result, he was arrested and imprisoned for 27 months in solitary confinement.

• His experience during this period was later documented in his autobiographical work, "The Man Died: Prison Notes of Wole Soyinka."