
The ‘Pyrates Confraternity’ has been credited as the first generation cult group which influenced the birth of the dreaded cultism that have bedevilled the Nigerian tertiary institutions currently. The group founded by Wole Soyinka was made up of 7 students namely, Wole Soyinka, Ikpehare Aig-Imoukhuede, Sylvanus Egbuche, Pius Oleghe, Nathaniel Oyelola, Muyiwa Awe and Ralph Okpara. Soyinka who was referred to as the Capon Blood.