![]() ![]() “She had kept a diary while she was in captivity because she felt that she wanted to bring the world a record of the injustice she experienced. Hinshaw, who is also a Pulitzer prize finalist, revealed that Naomi kept the diary because she wanted it to go down in history. She was also instrumental in putting the story together through her “secret diary” and getting other abductees to speak to them. Moderated by Chike Frankie Edozien, the panel saw the two journalists c hronicle the abduction and horrors of the Nigerian Chibok girls in captivity, and took turns to answer questions about the book and their experience writing it.ĭuring the course of the book chat which held virtually, the name “Naomi” kept recurring as both journalists described the resilient role she played while the girls were kidnapped. Day 1 of the Ake Arts and Books Festival 2021 kicked off with a book chat on Thursday featuring Drew Hinshaw and Joe Parkinson, two journalists from the Wall Street Journal and co-authors of the book, Bring Back Our Girls. ![]()
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