The Passport of Mallam Ilia

<p>The Passport of Mallam Ilia is a love story tinged with a vengeance mission. On his quest to avenge the death of his wife Zarah the hero Mallam Ilia misses out on his entire youth</p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Late in 1947 my train was gasping and panting up the steep incline that leads onto the Bauchi Plateau in Northern Nigeria. It was a chilly morning; I had been traveling third class for two days and two sleepless nights with scarcely any room in which to stretch my legs; I felt bored to death and anxious to get the journey over....</span></p><p><br></p>