A must read for all literature lovers.

Not many know that Nigerian writer Buchi Emecheta, who wrote books like Second Class Citizen and The Slave Girl, was actually tapping from her own life experiences.

1. Emecheta’s journey to writing against women and girl-child slavery started very early in her life.

2. When she was of school age, Emecheta was kept at home because “she was a girl and would eventually end up in the kitchen of a man” according to her father. So her younger brother was sent to school.

3. She eventually went to primary school after long persuasion but lost her father at age nine.

4. At age 10, she won a full scholarship to Methodist Girls School where she was till 16.

5. At 16, in 1960, she got married to Sylvester Onwordi, who she was betrothed to at age 11.

6. After her wedding, she relocated to London with her husband who furthered his education while she became a baby-making machine. In six years, Emecheta had five children!

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What?in 6 years she had 5 babies?this was nothing but a continuous spousal rape.

So there was a time the Igbo's gave out their daughters out at 11 for marriage?and yet these hypocrites are the first to insult the North?no wonder in the story of yesterday,Mr Eze continually forced himself on his 16 yr old house help from Akwa Ibom.

Kudos to Buchi Emecheta,you are indeed a strong woman.

I dedicate this FTC to the great Urhobo Nation of Delta State,and all the women loving our Warri Swag.

URHOBO WADOO.

40kobo77:
What?in 6 years she had 5 babies?this was nothing but a continuous spousal rape.

You ruled out the possibility of having twins twice, why?

40kobo77:

So there was a time the Igbo's gave out their daughters out at 11 for marriage?and yet these hypocrites are the first to insult the North?no wonder in the story of yesterday,Mr Eze continually forced himself on his 16 yr old house help from Akwa Ibom.

Betrothed not married.

By the way, even if it is true, it means Igbos are years ahead of Hausas because this happened tens of years ago and Hausas are still doing it.

40kobo77:

Kudos to Buchi Emecheta,you are indeed a strong woman.

I dedicate this FTC to the great Urhobo Nation of Delta State,and all the women loving our Warri Swag.

We the real owners of Warri say URHOBO WADOO.

Let's not tribalize the thread pls.