Nigeria, July 7 -- The Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka have jointly warned political actors in Nigeria to take steps to douse socio-political controversies that could lead to another civil war.

They said Nigeria cannot survive another civil conflict such as that of 1967 to 1970.

The two leaders made the call in a communique issued after a meeting they held at Idi Aba, Abeokuta, Ogun State, the country home of Mr Soyinka, on July 4.

They noted that the "flare-ups," no matter how reduced in scale, possessed devastating effects on Nigerian humanity, and erode the prospects of continuance as a cohesive entity.

The leaders also voiced their opinion on the Ruga cattle settlement of the federal government and d...