Soyinka urges Buhari to reopen Bola Ige's murder case

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Soyinka urges Buhari to reopen Bola Ige's murder case

In his message, Mr Soyinka asked what had become of the president's "robust pledge" to open an enquiry into the spate of political murders across Nigeria.

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