Cyprian ekwensi biography

Early Life and Education

Cyprian Ekwensi was born on September 26, 1921, in Minna, Niger State, but hails from Nkwelle Ezunaka in Oyi local government area, Anambra State, Nigeria.

He was born to Mr David Anadumaka, a storyteller and elephant hunter.

Cyprian traversed various institutions of learning during his educational sojourn, where he attended Government College, Ibadan, Oyo State; Achimota College, Ghana; and the School of Forestry, Ibadan, after which he worked for two years as a forestry officer.

He also studied pharmacy at Yaba Technical Institute, Lagos School of Pharmacy, and the Chelsea School of Pharmacy of the University of London.

Career

Cyprian Ekwensi started his career when he worked as a forestry officer at the Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria in Ibadan and later worked as a teacher at Igbobi College.

During the First Republic, Ekwensi worked for the Ministry of Information and the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) as