Chikodi Añunobi
author of
Nri Warriors of Peace

Chikodi Añunobi is a descendant of Nri from Southeastern Nigeria. Growing up, he learned a little about his heritage from oral history and from observing rituals but didn't learn about Nri history in school. The limited writing done about Nri was for university level students only and was not available to ordinary people. Ironically, it was in United States, during his undergraduate studies at the University of Washington, that he started to learn more about Nri culture.

An eye-opening experience for Añunobi, he decided to write a historical novel about Nri civilization that would be both educational and inspirational. The book, Nri Warriors of Peace, has earned praise in both the general population and the African communities. Chikodi Añunobi lives and works as a software Analyst in Washington State, USA.

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Message from Chikodi:

June 15, 2008 Dear reader, Thank you for coming to my website. I hope that you find the information you are looking for. If however, you are unable to locate any of the information you are looking for, please feel free to contact us. You can also contact me directly and I will do my best to respond to your inquiry as quickly as I can. I had fun writing Nri Warriors of Peace. It was a lot of hard work but, it was fun writing it. And I learned a lot of things about myself and my native Igbo culture in the process. I know that you will have fun reading it and I hope that you learn from it too. These days in my native culture back in Nigeria, there is a lot of violence and ‘inhumane’ living. It seems like when people want something, they expect it right away. Some are not even willing to work for what they desire. There is no patience, no empathy, and no restraint. We therefore lack planning, compassion and grace. This is not the same culture that I grew up in. It is not the same culture that brought up strong characters like Cardinal Francis Arinze, Blessed Cyprian Tansi, and the world renowned novelist, Professor Chinua Achebe and many more of their kinds, including my parents and grand parents. These days, it seems like the rest of the world questions our humanity! What happened? I tried to capture the soul of 'traditional Igbo' culture – what it means to be Igbo in Nri Warriors of Peace. And as I read it over and over again, it became apparent that it is not very different from other none-violent, peaceful and deeply humane cultures around the world and through history. How did we get from that to the present situation in Nigerian? What happened? I am currently writing a none-fiction spiritual book, ‘Covenant with Earth’. This is also an inspirational book about 'traditional Igbo' way of life and humanity. Please stay tuned... If you have read Nri Warriors of Peace (or if you read it in the future) and feel that someone else, perhaps a friend or relative may benefit from it, I encourage you to share it with them. And if you feel very strongly about it (favorably or unfavorably), I encourage you to give us a feedback so that we can do better in the future. And you can even write a review on Amazon.com website so that others may benefit from your feedback. Thank you again for visiting! Best wishes to you and yours! Chikodi Anunobi Bellevue, Washington USA