Guardian is reporting that renowned and one of the greatest authors from Nigeria, Cyprian Ekwensi has died at the age of 86. He died over the weekend in Enugu after undergoing surgery for an undisclosed ailment.
His works include Jagua Nana (1961), Jagua Nana’s Daughter (1987), Beautiful Feathers (1963), Iska (1966) and two collections of short stories, Rainmaker (1965) and Lokotown (1966). Others include Divided We Stand (1980), the novella Motherless Baby (1980), The Restless City and Christmas Gold (1975), Behind the Convent Wall (1987), and Gone to Mecca (1991).

He truly lived a great life. Farewell…