A provocative portrait of a rapidly-changing Nigeria by a ``tremendous`` young novelist who is ``energizing the form.`` (William Boyd, The Guardian ) When army officer Chike Ameobi is ordered to kill innocent civilians, he knows it is time to desert his post.
As he travels towards Lagos, and into the heart of a political scandal involving Nigeria\'s education minister, he becomes the leader of a new platoon, a band of runaways who share his desire for a different kind of life..
A provocative portrait of a rapidly-changing Nigeria by a ``tremendous`` young novelist who is ``energizing the form.`` (William Boyd, The Guardian ) When army officer Chike Ameobi is ordered to kill innocent civilians, he knows it is time to desert his post
