PREFACE

A Prisoner’s dream is a cry for help. Every day, cases of child abuse hit the news and in all of this, the girl child is the most vulnerable. She has to face several challenges in a society where some people still see her as a second-class citizen. Many girls have accepted this fate and their dreams shattered in the process. A Prisoner’s dream however portrays the strength of womanhood and proves that no matter how insurmountable the challenge may appear, victory for the girl child is certain if she believes in herself and aims at the skies in her pursuits. Lofty walls of child marriage, abuse, rape, trafficking and a lot of others have held the girl child in captivity for too long. Only an unwavering determination to rise above these walls through discipline and diligence would ensure the emergence of great women who will leave footprints on the sands of time.

DEDICATION

This one is for my biggest fan, Mrs. Fidelia Anuka. I love

you mum

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I’m very grateful to God Almighty. My sincere gratitude goes to the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), my parents, Prof. and Mrs. Anuka and my siblings, Jemimah and Timothy. God bless you all.