Against the shifting backdrop of military-era Nigeria, this memoir-like coming-of-age story follows a boy, then a young man, through crowded streets, stern classrooms, boarding-school ordeals, family fractures, and the uneasy threshold of university life. In a world ruled by discipline, faith, fear, friendship, temptation, and survival, he is shaped by movement, hardship, and the restless ache to belong. Rich with humor, music, social detail, and emotional candor, the narrative captures adolescence in all its turbulence and tenderness, tracing a hard-won path toward resilience, conscience, identity, and the stubborn, quiet dream of a better life.
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