Charity Oka Odere Author

Charity Oka Odere, born on 17th February 1976 to the late Mr Dermot and Mrs Patricia Enyia in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State Nigeria. Her father was a soldier and her mother a trader. She had a lonely childhood full of trauma. She experienced rejection from her parents owing to their low level of education and superstitious beliefs. Her mother had a sister- in-law, whom she believed to be a witch. When she was born, her mother felt that she shared a resemblance with her sister-in-law whom she alleged to be a witch, that single thought brought her so much pain and rejection. She attended St. Mary's Primary School Bankpor Irruan Boki where she obtained her First School Leaving Certificate in 1989 and proceeded to St.Thomas Aquinas Teacher's Training College and obtained Grade 11 certificate in 1993 and joined the Nigerian Navy in 1995. Five years into the Navy, she gained admission into the university of Ibadan to study law and graduated with LL.B honours in 2006 and proceeded to the Nigerian Law School where she obtained her BL. in 2008.