Cyprian Ekwensi: Literary Maestro Biography of Writers and Novelists

Cyprian Odiatu Duaka Ekwensi, an Igbo, was born in Minna, Niger State. He hails from Nkwelle Ezunaka, Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria. His father was David Anadumaka, a storyteller and elephant hunter.

Ekwensi attended Government College, Ibadan, Oyo State, Achimota College in Ghana and the School of Forestry, Ibadan, after which he worked for two years as a forestry officer. He also studied Pharmacy at Yaba Technical Institute, Lagos School of Pharmacy and Chelsea School of Pharmacy, University of London. He taught at Igbobi College.

Ekwensi married Eunice Anyiwo and they had five children. He has many grandchildren, including his son Cyprian Ikechi Ekwensi, who is named after his grandfather, and his eldest granddaughter Adrianne Tobechi Ekwensi.
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