Orok Otu Duke, a native of Duke Town, Calabar, southern Nigeria, was born in Enugu after Nigerian independence before the Nigerian Civil War of 1967-1970 to Otu Edet Duke and Amayo Edet Duke. He had his primary school education in The Practising School, Uyo and Government Primary School located at No.1, Mayne Avenue (Inyang Nta Henshaw Avenue), Calabar. He then proceeded to the famous Hope Waddell Training Institute,Calabar, where he obtained his GCE O level. After obtaining his GCE A level from St. Patrick's College, Calabar, he gained admission to the University of Calabar where he obtained his undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, culminating in a Ph.D WELCOME TO UYO! (Nigerian Civil War stories through the eyes a Calabar child) (Prose), is his eighth published work, coming after: • Ellipses (Niger Delta, Leaving the Plains, Saratoga and other Poems), London, 2016 • Dances on the Plains (Madiba, Chibok Girls and other Poems),London, 2014, • My Song (And Other Poems), London, 2013 • Sentinels (Farewell Bakassi: Selected Poems and Articles)London, 2013 and • Clementines (A Collection of Poems), London, 2013 Nigerian Civil War stories through the eyes of a Calabar child records the travails of Orok Otu Duke during the war and seeks to document for posterity, the traumatic experiences of the Nigerian Civil War, narrating his personal and nuclear family experiences in different locations and encounters; employing simplistic anecdotes to shed more light on the dilemma of the Minorities of Eastern Nigeria during the war. Other books by the same author, include: • TREASURES (A Collection of Poems)London, 2025 • WINNOWING (A Collection of Poems)London,2025 • OLUCHI'S JOURNEY (Three Generations of the Okerekes in Calabar: before, during and after the Nigerian Civil War) (Prose) London, 2025 • CALABAR MODERN STORIES (Ekpenyong-Abasi and Ekanem; Eme and Godwin; Ekamma and I) (Prose)London,2025 • The BROTHERHOOD (Play) • BROKEN LIVES (Play) • AGABA AS A PROTEST DANCE (Essay) • TINKÖRIKÖ (Short stories and articles) • MME UTO IKO EFIK YE MME IKWO NDE (Efik Proverbs and Songs).
