Chibuihe Obi

Chibuihe Obi

Country

Nigeria

Occupation

Writer, Poet

Description

Writer of children's fiction, commentaries, and poet. Opinion pieces often confronts the homophobia in Nigeria. Contributor to brittlepaper, an online African journal. LGBTQ activist. Made headlines in 2017 when he was kidnapped and tortured for writing an article called ‘We’re Queer, We’re Here’ in Brittle Paper.

Further Reading/Research

• https://www.praxismagonline.com/author/chibuihe/
• http://brittlepaper.com/tag/chibuihe-obi/
• http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/nigerian-writer-chibuihe-obi-allegedly-kidnapped-writing-queerphobia/
• https://www.bellanaija.com/2017/06/kidnapped-writer-lgbtq-advocate-chibuihe-obi-regained-freedom/

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