Sola Osofisan
01-21-2009, 08:33 PM
Okey Ndibe
Abductions for ransom have become another weird part of life in Nigeria. Two weeks ago, this ugly fact hit home in a wrenching way. Like many, I was horrified to read about the abduction of Elechi Amadi from his country home in Rivers State.
A softspoken man with a radiant smile, Amadi is one of Africa's finest writers, the author of such superb novels as The Concubine, The Great Pond, and The Slave.
My first reaction at the news was one of shock. It was a macabre beginning to the New Year. I had met Amadi as recently as last September in Port Harcourt, capital of Rivers State, where he and I participated in the inaugural edition of the Garden City Literary Festival.
More (http://www.234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/Opinion/1167233-148/NEXTMY_TAKE:_Elechi_Amadi%27s_ordeal_.csp)
Abductions for ransom have become another weird part of life in Nigeria. Two weeks ago, this ugly fact hit home in a wrenching way. Like many, I was horrified to read about the abduction of Elechi Amadi from his country home in Rivers State.
A softspoken man with a radiant smile, Amadi is one of Africa's finest writers, the author of such superb novels as The Concubine, The Great Pond, and The Slave.
My first reaction at the news was one of shock. It was a macabre beginning to the New Year. I had met Amadi as recently as last September in Port Harcourt, capital of Rivers State, where he and I participated in the inaugural edition of the Garden City Literary Festival.
More (http://www.234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/Opinion/1167233-148/NEXTMY_TAKE:_Elechi_Amadi%27s_ordeal_.csp)