Disturbed by this information, Fineboy went to the office of the Nigerian Journal and told Ahmed that he knew where Sandayọ was, suggesting that he come to the apartment for an interview. Sandayọ told Fineboy that the militants with whom he had previously been traveling were being bribed by the president. He and Isoken began visiting the schools and inquiring about the supplies they needed. Having read in the newspaper that Sandayọ had fled Abuja with the money from the new fund for the Ministry of Education, the group tried to decide what to do with him and with his money.Ĭhike suggested they give the money away to the local schools, as that was what it was intended for, and the others agreed. Fineboy discovered a vacant, fully-furnished apartment and brought the group there to live, but after several nights, they were surprised by the apartment's owner - Ręmi Sandayọ. Fineboy told his new friends he fantasized about being a radio DJ, and Oma and Isoken bonded over their mutual experience of violence at the hands of men. In Lagos, Chike and Yęmi found jobs directing traffic at a crosswalk, but the group still lacked funds and ended up living under a bridge with other transients. He decided to leave Abuja and return home to Lagos. Sandayọ was later told by a colleague that he was either going to be fired from his position or placed in another ministry. In Abuja, Nigeria's capital, the Minister of Education, Chief Ręmi Sandayọ, was informed by the president that a new fund was established for his department. Meanwhile, in Lagos, Ahmed Bakare, the founder and senior editor of the Nigerian Journal told his staff about the recently burned village in the Delta and reflected on the failing state of his newspaper. On the bus to Lagos, Chike met Oma, a woman who had just left her abusive husband. The ragtag group continued on together to Yenagoa, and then to Lagos. She claimed that Fineboy's fellow guerrilla soldiers had attempted to rape her, but he swore he was not involved. Making their way to the city of Yenagoa, Chike and Yęmi encountered two young people, a member of a nearby militant group named Fineboy, and a teenage girl named Isoken who had been separated from her parents. The novel begins in the Nigerian Delta, where an officer in the Nigerian Army named Chike Ameobi and his fellow soldier Yęmi Ọkẹ deserted their post after being ordered to burn down a village full of civilians.
The following version of this book was used to create this study guide: Onuzo, Chibundu.
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