Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani is a writer based in Lagos, Nigeria.  She is the editor of Elan, published by NEXT.  She grew up in Umuahia, going on to study psychology at the University of Ibadan.

I Do Not Come To You By Chance

Kingsley is a young man eager to help his family and change the world. But when his once-proud family descends into poverty after his father falls ill, he is forced to turn to his mother's infamous brother, Cash Daddy, who runs a successful empire of email scams relieving gullible Westerners of their hard earned money.

Unconditional family support is the Nigerian way, but the hand Cash Daddy extends in charity has consequences. As Kingsley is drawn into Cash Daddy's outlandish world, he soon learns that nothing in Nigeria comes for free. Read more

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Short story in the Daily Express