For what reason was Wole Soyinka arrested during the Nigerian Civil War?
Protesting
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Volunteering as a mediator
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During the Nigerian Civil War, Wole Soyinka was arrested for volunteering to be a non-government mediating actor. He was put in solitary confinement for two years by the federal government of General Yakubu Gowon.
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