​A PLAY ON RWANDA’S GENOCIDE LAUNCHED

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Mojoyinola Ajibola

Prof. Doyin Aguoro of the department of English, University of Ibadan has recently launched her two plays titled Refugees Of The Great Lakes& Stolen Seeds at Room 32, Faculty of Arts. 

The first play, Refugees Of The Great Lakes brings to life the tragedy of Rwanda where compatriots from different tribe- Hutus and Tutsis fought each other; and talked about the roles played by women in the genocide while Stolen Seeds which is the second play discusses the fertility issues and religious hypocrisy in our society. 

Among the notable personalities that graced the occasion were Odei Ifeimun, the president of ANA (Association of Nigerian Author), Deputy Vice Chancellor; Dean of Arts, Prof Dasylva; other lecturers, students and the parents of the celebrant.

While advising students on the need to read, the president of ANA (Association of Nigeria Author), Odiefem said “the problem with this country is that we do not read and we continue to believe that reading cannot solve our problems. As a student If a person tells you, ‘na book you wan chop” tell him/her back that ‘na book a go chop’, he emphasized.

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