Life Among the Chibok of Nigeria - EBOOK

What a story! The constantstruggles to raise sufficient food, to keep evil spirits at bay, to follow thecustoms of their ancestors, and to interact with others make life complex forthis agrarian people. Readers will enjoy a detailed, inside view of how the Chibokof Nigeria have survived in a harsh land.

It is a story of a proud peoplewho lived in and near the Chibok rocks. Warding off intruders, they were thelast group in Nigeria to submit to British rule. Without the Chibok languagereduced to writing, their oral history was in danger of being lost to changesbrought by westernization. This compelled the author to write the story of theChibok to preserve their history and customs, their struggles and their joys.

Uniquely qualified to tell thisstory, the author and his family lived among the Chibok and learned theirlanguage and customs for four and a half years. Gerald Neher was a trainedagriculturalist with a B.S. degree from McPherson College and an M.S. degreefrom Cornell University. He also studied anthropology at Cornell University,Kansas University, and at Southern Illinois University. Lois Neher graduatedfrom McPherson College with a B.A. in education and has taught in both theUnited States and Nigeria.