I Fear To Imagine The World Of Terorism In Years To Come – Nnamdi Paul Agbakoba

Nnamdi Paul Agbakoba, a multi-talented performing artist, author and poet in his recent conversation with the media proffered solutions, embedded in his latest efforts, books. He focused on many years of creative works and reflected on his recent adventure into the world of book writing with special interest on youths.

In one of his works, “Deep Secrets” Agbakoba displayed deep sense of ingenuity with well-crafted style of writing. ‘Deep Secrets’ is an outright discouragement of social vices among youths. It specifically tackles the twin evils of student cultism and examination malpractices that have almost become a norm in Nigerian higher institutions and even secondary schools. These twin evils have had adverse impact on mostly vulnerable youths who are involved in antisocial behaviour.

‘Deep Secrets’ is the story of Okechukwu Obiefuna, a freshman Law student in a Nigerian university, who is lured into cultism by Justin Agorum Ike, an older student in the same department whom he had come to love and trust. Okechukwu’s life begins to fall apart after a cult clash that claims Justin’s life. Unable to get a hold on himself, he opts for suicide.

Not even the preaching, counseling and exhortation from his godfather, George Obanye, can change his mind. The storyline is narrated from the first person point of view and embellished with a high dose of irony and suspense.

The beauty of the book lies for the most part in its conversational approach and accessible language, which makes it easy to read and assimilate. In other works such as ‘Terrors of War’ and ‘That Child’ Agbakoba captures some obnoxious treatment African children go through. According to him, “Child abuse and the terror of cultism should be condemned.”

“It is unbelievable that terrorism emerged just a year or two after I started writing my first book, “ Terrors of War” in 2002 and militancy and terrorism reached Nigeria only three years later. I fear to imagine what the world will be like in another 15 years from here,” Agbakoba stressed.