SCARS is not just a it is a mirror reflecting Nigeria’s wounds — the scars of war, hypocrisy, and wasted potential. Irabor’s writing is measured but fearless, scholarly yet deeply human. His critique of the North is not an attack but a plea for introsp his assessment of Nigeria’s leadership failures is not cynical [ ]
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