Renowned
Nigerian author Elechi Amadi has died of an undisclosed illness at the age of
82.
He was most
famous for The Concubine, which pictured the culture of marriage and forbidden
traditions and was originally published in 1966.
The
Concubine remains a recommended text in schools across Africa.
His other
books include Sunset in Biafra, Peppersoup, The Slave and The Road to Ibadan.
He died in hospital in the oil city of Port Harcourt.
A physics
and mathematics graduate of the University of Ibadan, he also joined the
Nigerian army and continued serving in it during the civil war, despite coming
from the Niger Delta, which was part of the breakaway state of Biafra.
TUANDIKIE 'COMMENT YAKO' HAPA CHINI.
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