Strange you should mention those two; Both guys had spent some time in Nigeria as pre teens or…

Aug 4, 2021

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So the first big international trip I did for work was Nigeria in the summer of 2009. I’m Nigerian, but I’m Nigerian in the way Chiwetel Efjifor or Anthony Joshua are Nigerian: born and raised in the UK, but of Nigerian ancestry. I’d never been to Nigeria before, plus as I mentioned I was adopted by a non Nigerian family. So for me this was sort of a big deal…but it didn’t get off to a good start. “Where is your Nigeria…

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Strange you should mention those two; Both guys had spent some time in Nigeria as pre teens or teenagers.

Chiwetelu's forehead scar came from the accident that killed his dad, on a trip to his ancestral village.

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