By JUMI RHODES



Nigerian journalist-turned-author Chijioke Amu-Nnadi has been accused of inappropriate behaviour by some upcoming female creative writers. The allegation has since gone viral on Facebook. Amu-Nnadi has however apologized to the women who have been affected by his behaviour. In a Facebook post earlier, Amu-Nnadi said,” My dear friends and colleagues, I have read and heard a lot that has been said about how my manner of interaction with some younger female writers within our literary commune has been quite inappropriate.



“With sincerity I accept responsibility for the hurt a writer’s excesses have caused you all. I wish to humbly seek a lasting healing for all affected and all concerned because it was not my intention to hurt anyone. I truly regret this. I am deeply sorry and I apologize without reservation to all affected. DO FORGIVE. Thank you all for reading and for your understanding.” Amu Nnadi is the author of three collections of poems – ‘the fire within’, winner of the ANA Gabriel Okara Prize for Poetry, ‘pilgrim’s passage’, shortlisted for the 2005 Nigeria Prize for Literature, and ‘through the window of a sandcastle’, winner of the 2013 ANA Poetry Prize, runner-up to the 2013 Nigeria Prize for Literature and winner of the 2014 Glenna Luschei African Poetry Book Prize.



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I talk am!
An average youth would deny it all.
Shameful though!

Bless you sir...and some people will always find it hard to apologize

Sometimes, saying 'sorry' is simply an abuse of the power of forgiveness...

OP, this gist is incomplete

"With sincerity I accept responsibility for the hurt
a writer's excesses have caused you all"
Does kissing ladies without their consent constitute a writer’s excesses?

People need to see the full story to realize that this 'apology' is unacceptable. I have attached screenshots of the testimonies of his victims

He worded his bullshit apology in a way that seems to present his victims as fussy or making a mountain out of a mole hill and that is what the ladies have been saying about him. Sir, you have failed this one. Go back to the drawing board and come up with a better apology

aunty, why you nor sound am nah.

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Olypeppy:
Bless you sir...and some people will always find it hard to apologize

Hi babe, happy birthday to you and myself, we are both birthday mates.... wishing you the best today, more years of long life, joy, happiness and more, be merry, have fun and if you are in lag feel free to holla, hanging out with my birthday mates would be so much fun....

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3rdlegxxx:


Hi babe, happy birthday to you and myself, we are both birthday mates.... wishing you the best today, more years of long life, joy, happiness and more, be merry, have fun and if you are in lag feel free to holla, hanging out with my birthday mates would be so much fun....

https://www.nairaland.com/2991693/3rdlegxxx-year-older-16.03.2016-march#43818056

Happy birthday to u dear

Olypeppy:
Happy birthday to u dear

Hi birthday mate from uyo, hope u enjoyed ur day too.... i sure did enjoy mine

3rdlegxxx:


Hi birthday mate from uyo, hope u enjoyed ur day too.... i sure did enjoy mine

That's my cake..I enjoyed mine too

Olypeppy:
That's my cake..I enjoyed mine too

Whaaatttt that's your cake, where is my own share of the cake na? ok, i don't mean to be greedy since i had my share of fun... but seriously why are u in far away UYO self ??