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| July 19, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

(From This Day (Nigeria) - AAGM)

Byline: Toba Suleiman

Former military leader, General Yakubu Gowon, at the weekend disclosed that the incarceration of the Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka by his administration in 1967, was not done out of hatred.

He said the prevalent circumstance at that time in Nigeria precipitated the imprisonment.

Speaking at a banquet organized by the Ogun State Government, to mark Soyinka's 70th birthday anniversary in Abeokuta, Gowon explained that his regime decided to keep the Nobel Laureate away from circulation because he was becoming a threat to the nation's security. He, however, regretted the action.

"I…

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