The Pyrates Confraternity, which later metamorphosed into cultism in
universities was founded by seven prominent Nigerians back in
their days as undergraduate students at the University of Ibadan in
1953. It was the brain child of Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, who
got 6 of his friends - Nat Oyelola, Sylvanus Egbuche, Pius Olehi, AIG
Imokhuede, Ralph Okwara and Prof. Bolanle Awe, involved. Prof. Awe, who
is now a pastor at Fullness of
Christ Evangelical Ministry (FOCEM) in Ibadan explains how it all
started...