"Jonathan was held hostage while In office" says Wole Soyinka

Soyinka made the statement while giving an interview to Zero Tolerance magazine. In a damning assessment of Jonathan’s tenure, Soyinka said that the former president did not know that the nation had been compromised so badly under him until he, Soyinka, brought some issues to his notice.

When asked if the former president was caged, Soyinka said: “Correct. There were forces around Jonathan, which he himself did not understand and that is why I stressed that you’ve got to choose your circles of advisers very carefully, when you are in charge. He was caged; things were going on that he did not know about,