A Survey of African Poetry in the London Times, Sunday Times, Financial Times, the Times Literary Supplement 1865-1985

On October 18, 1965, a class occurred between police and undergraduates at Ibadan University in Nigeria. The protest demonstration at Ibadan University was in response to the the outcome of the regional elections. In Lagos market, women were dispersed by police with tear gas while on a protest march to the Prime Minister's residence. Police in Ibadan declared Mr. Wole Soyinka, a Nigerian playwright and poet, to be a wanted person.