Adichie opens up on father’s kidnapping

Lauded Nigerian writer and feminist thinker, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie recently shed some light on the kidnapping of her father for ransom early last month. In a heartfelt op-ed for the New York Times she drew a link between the incident and her public persona.

The New York Times last week published an op-ed by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, describing the events surrounding the kidnapping, ransom payment and subsequent release of her father in southeastern Nigeria early last month.

Adichie, who had previously kept mum on the subject, affectionately described her father, his relationship with her mother, his place in the “close-knit family” and how this incident affected them.

“How can they do this violence to a man who would not kill an ant?” my mother lamented. My sister said, “Daddy will be fine because he is a righteous man.” Ordinarily, I would never use “righteous” in a non-pejorative way. But something shifted in my perception of language. The veneer of irony fell away. It felt true. Later, I repeated it to myself. My father would be fine because he was a “righteous man.”
In her sincere words, she also drew a connection between the incident and her own fame, alluding to a guilt she feels personally. She also brings to light the inefficiencies of Nigerian law enforcement and “government proclamations of security” in these types of situations.

It’s a concise, touching and very personal account of events that shook her deep within.

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Source: This Is Africa

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