Tuesday, June 25, 2019 10:44 am
Wole Soyinka and the disrespectful young man in face cap
Lanre Babalola
Tosin Odunfa, the fellow who posed as the young man who ordered Nobel laureate Professor Wole Soyinka to move out of his seat on a plane has denied being the impudent young man.
Odunfa who works at EbonyTV made this clarification on his twitter handle: TVTosin @TosinOdunfa some hours ago.
He said he was just trying to create a plausible scenario on why the youths must rise up and defend their future from the ageing-patriarchal society that doesn’t know the damage it is doing to their future.
Read his tweet below and the reactions of some Nigerians to his prank:
TVTosin@TosinOdunfaThe real #bobofine‘s character was assassinated without trial. He needed a fall guy and I volunteered through #Satire and I created a #PlausibleScenario todrive home my point. #JeSuisBobofine #IamBobofine #YouareBobofine #WeAreAllBobofine #YouthandWomenArise
TVTosin@TosinOdunfaThe story was meant to help drive home the point that Youth have to rise up to realize that there is a clear and present threat to their future by an ageing-patriarchal society that doesn’t know the damage it is doing to our future. Women are at risk too. #YouthandWomenArise
D’Wicked Twista@daplottwistaTosin Odunfa Said it in his page that he isn’t the guy. He only created a scenario.
We cannot all swallow everything we see in the media when we’re not Americans.The University of Mannittawiw doesn’t exist. He didn’t sit close to Wole Soyinka. He studied chemical engineering.
D’Wicked Twista@daplottwistaTosin Odunfa Said it in his page that he isn’t the guy. He only created a scenario.
We cannot all swallow everything we see in the media when we’re not Americans.The University of Mannittawiw doesn’t exist. He didn’t sit close to Wole Soyinka. He studied chemical engineering.
JJ. Omojuwa✔@Omojuwa
Lol. Tosin Odunfa must be laughing so hard wherever he is tonight. Na these copy and paste merchants I pity pass.
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Akin-Alade@taylorakinwaleUncle jimi, the said reaction has been found to be false. The said guy, Tosin Odunfa works with Ebony Tv and he has come out to say he was only creating a scenerio. Besides, no Uni bears that name. Attached are some twitter screenshots.
JJ. Omojuwa✔@Omojuwa
If I didn’t know Tosin Odunfa, I would have at least googled ‘University of Mannittawiw’. It hurts to see supposed media platforms run with every social media post as news. It is a disgusting disgrace.
Daughter of Eve: Brown Sugar@DaughterOf_eve
First of all, Tosin Odunfa is a liar, University of Mannittawiw doesn’t exist. How can you work for Mo & not know Prof. Wole Soyinka.
You’ve a PHD teaching Electromagnetic theory but a TV presenter at EbonyLife.
This dodo you & Mo Abudu is frying has dried to black Kpekere.
Omawumi O@ormainyLOL, Tosin Odunfa that I know is a pleasant media personality who works at EbonyLife TV. There’s no way that Tosin Odunfa doesn’t know about Wole Soyinka like this comment on Tonye Cole’s post says. Lol
Tosho MJ ❼@richtoshoAfter reading Tosin odunfa’s comment you will realize Nigerians just like to carry others people business on their head, Wole Soyinka clearly didn’t take it as anything because he was wrongfully sitting on someone’s seat ! Who is tonye cole ?
Victor Okorafor@victorOkorafoTosin Odunfa is not lying o. In fact, he was our course Rep at the University of Mannittawiw. Even Mo Abudu be lecturer for the school. Haba Nigerians can hate? Na because say the school dey for WAKANDA and una no fit attend am an why…smh
Kayode Ogundamisi✔@ogundamisi
The Tosin Odunfa guy simply did an IQ test on our @Twitter ‘intellectuals’ and the result did not come as a surprise, my only disappointment is that the on line Editor of the almighty @GuardianNigeria had an IQ score of 70.
The good news is @GuardianNigeria deleted the ‘news’ https://twitter.com/Omojuwa/status/1143286693849640960 …JJ. Omojuwa✔@Omojuwa
If I didn’t know Tosin Odunfa, I would have at least googled ‘University of Mannittawiw’. It hurts to see supposed media platforms run with every social media post as news. It is a disgusting disgrace.
DuchessAbiisola@abisinuolaaNever be too quick to judge the action of others. My take from Tosin Odunfa comment. #wolesoyinka
Chief Obi@leslieobinnaTosin Odunfa is such a brilliant man. He already wrote a novel out of the whole thing…Lol the signs were there but most of us didn’t notice on time that he was just painting a scenario
First of all, he’s not the man in quote
2ndly, there’s no University of Mannittawiw
Adewole Adekola@a_adewole
The height of clout chasing is when your university is in the hidden city of Mannittawiw, on the mountain between Kuvukiland and Wakanda. By the way Ogbeni Tosin, Broda Sikiru also had his PhD in Yoruba Engineering from your university too
Abisoladot@Xquizit_AbiodunMr Tonye cole and other so called upright mother’s out there are really part of the problem we are facing in this society. Imagine what mo abudu said about Tosin.I believe prof wole soyinka tested the guy &he passed. Prof is a man that wants people to always claim their right.
Olúmidé F Mákànjúọlá✔@O_Makanjuola
Thank Baba God Tonye didn’t become a governor in any State yet because people with T-shirt, muscle, Tattoos will not be seen or consider worthy of anything
Olúmidé F Mákànjúọlá✔@O_Makanjuola
How amazing? Mo Abudu is one of the people to comment on Tonye Cole update and muscle man turned out to be Tosin. Tosin present on EbonyLife. Will Mo Abudu change her word or view on the issue? Objectivity is KEY, this is a reminder.
TALIS ARMANII KHALIFA@armaniiNGR
Mayor Of Obudu@JudeAgbaNigerian protesters invade University of Mannittawiw compound, demands sack of one of its lecturer Tosin Odunfa!
Noble Igwe✔@Nobsdaslushhkid
I can’t say Tosin didn’t seat beside WS but WS can NEVER refer to Pirate as a secret cult.
If you know,you know
Nessa Xtra@Extranessa45It’s very normal for some1 to mistakenly take anoda seat which isn’t theirs but then if the rightful owner of the seat shows up and wants d seat he has 2get up. People are different. Sm1 else will give the seat 2the prof but if the guy did not thr’s nothg wrong with that.
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Ethel Moses@Etebuddy1
tolu ogunlesi✔@toluogunlesi
Dear @GuardianNigeria, maybe you people will finally learn that not every Instagram post/comment can be taken and reported as NEWS. Especially not by a respected national paper. Smh.
tolu ogunlesi✔@toluogunlesi
Says the man who in 2006 insulted the same Wole Soyinka anyhow because WS criticized OBJ. The man who insulted Chinua Achebe in 2004 because CA turned down a National Honour.
Uncle Femi, please go back to your seat. https://twitter.com/realffk/status/1143200869229432832 …
Femi Fani-Kayode✔@realFFK
The young man that told 80 year old Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka to get up, move to the aisle and vacate the window seat for him on a commercial flight is disrespecful and irreverant.We know it is his right but it is not every right that u insist on exercising.#wolesoyinka
Meanwhile, the search for the young man in the encounter with Wole Soyinka continues. He is yet to identify himself and many Nigerians want to know him