The Okafor Family

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The Compound in Enugu

A bungalow with a zinc roof, a wall round the yard, a blue gate and a mango tree, built by Papa in 1972 and still where everyone comes home to.

The compound, the gate and the mango tree.
The compound, the gate and the mango tree.

What it was like

The yard was the living room. Rain on the zinc roof meant nobody could hear anybody, and nobody minded.

Who lived there

  • [[okafor-ngozi|Mama]] and Papa, from 1972

  • Five children

  • Cousins from the village, sent to school in town