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Welcome to Lagos

By: Chibundu Onuzo
Narrated by: Weruche Opia
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When army officer Chike Ameobi is ordered to kill innocent civilians, he knows that it is time to leave. As he travels towards Lagos, he becomes the leader of a new platoon, a band of runaways who share his desire for a better life. Their arrival in the city coincides with the eruption of a political scandal. The education minister, Chief Sandayo, has disappeared and is suspected of stealing millions of dollars from government funds.

After an unexpected encounter with the Chief, Chike and his companions must make a choice. Ahmed Bakare, editor of the failing Nigerian Journal, is desperate for information. But perhaps the situation is more complex than it appears....

As moving as it is mesmerising, Welcome to Lagos is a novel about the power of our dreams for the future and the place of morality in a sometimes hostile world.

©2017 Chibundu Onuzo (P)2018 Audible, Ltd Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Africa
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Very entertaining. The novel is nicely written by Chibundu Onuzo, and is a well crafted story, both melancholic in places and wryly amusing in others, subtly satirising individual behaviours and politics. The narration by Nigerian actress Weruche Opia is a command performance. She has a very pleasant narration voice, but also has an amazing ability to speak in a range of different accents for different characters. Of all the audio books I’ve listened to, she’s the best narrator.

A real gem

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