Abeeb Lekan Sodiq set to Launch Debut Novel ‘Like Butterflies’ in Lagos
Abeeb Lekan Sodiq and his new novel - Like Butterflies' Nigerian author Abeeb Lekan Sodiq has made his fiction debut with Like Butterflies , a gripping historical novel set in the 19th-century Oyo Empire that explores themes of power, resistance, and the enduring human desire for freedom. The novel - Like Butterflies will be officially launched on February 26 in Ikeja, Lagos, 1 Local Government Area of Lagos State. The launch is being organised in partnership with the ICT CDS Executives of Ikeja 1 LGA (NYSC Lagos) under the initiative titled “Project 1000: The Future is Here.” The 217-page novel revisits the slave era through a deeply human lens, portraying it as a system shaped by power, survival, and moral tension. At the heart of the story is Sisi, an abducted princess reduced to what the novel describes as a “parcel”, a term used to reflect how enslaved individuals were treated as merchandise rather than human beings. Sold to one of the wealthiest men in Oyo, Sisi is s...