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is a storyteller from Nigeria. In September 2022, she published her first non-fiction book, Nigerian Gods , with Malthouse Press. The book offers a retrospective examination of the intersection and friction between religion, politics and culture in Nigerian society. She also writes non-fiction essays, fiction short stories and poetry that explore the liminal spaces of life and love. Otobo is widely read.
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is a storyteller from Nigeria. In September 2022, she published her first non-fiction book, Nigerian Gods , with Malthouse Press. The book offers a retrospective examination of the intersection and friction between religion, politics and culture in Nigerian society. She also writes non-fiction essays, fiction short stories and poetry that explore the liminal spaces of life and love. Otobo is widely read.
KOME OTOBO
JULY 7 2023
KOME OTOBO•JULY 7 2023
Nigerian editor and author of Nigerian Gods, Kome Otobo, wants Nigerians to take pride in their traditional belief systems: ‘Our traditional religions were long-established before Christianity, Islam, and Judaism came to our shores and largely displaced them. Other countries have embraced and promoted their pantheons to the world—Greek, Roman, Hindu, Norse, etc.—so I think Nigerians should be just as proud of our myriad traditional belief systems instead of hiding them away.’