Gbenga Adeniji and Tony OkaforOne of Africa’s literary giants, Prof Chukwuemeka Ike, has passed on. A family source who spoke on condition of anonymity to Saturday PUNCH on Friday said Ike died on Thursday. Ike until his death was the traditional ruler of Ndikelionwu in the Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State. The monarch lost his only son, Osita Ike, about three years ago. He said, “I just learned that Chukwuemeka Ike, novelist extraordinaire (author of such scintillating reads as Sunset at Dawn, The Potter’s Wheel, Toads for Supper”, The Chicken Chasers, and The Naked Gods), passed on yesterday (Thursday) into eternity.

Source: Punch January 11, 2020 00:00 UTC