WELCOME TO LAGOS BH CHIBUNDU ONUZO

Deep in the Niger Delta, Officer Chike Ameobi deserts the Army and set out on the road to Lagos. He is soon join by a wayward private, a navy militant, a vulnerable young woman and a runaway middle-class wife. The shared goals of this unlikely group: freedom and new life.

As they strive to find their place in the city, they become embroiled in a political scandal.  Ahmed Bakare, editor of the failing Nigerian Journal, is determined to report the truth. Yet government minister Chief Sandayo will do anything to maintain his position. Trapped between the two, they are forced to make a life-changing decision.

Full of shimmering detail, Welcome to Lagos is a stunning portrayal of an extraordinary city, and of seven lives that intersect in a breathless story of courage and survival.