The Ogbanje Child: Ruth’s Secret and the 12th-Birthday Deadline

Ruth’s birth in Enugu is marked by a strange silence and a crescent-shaped birthmark. As she grows, she speaks to unseen companions, visits the mango tree at 1 a.m. and knows things no child should know. Her parents struggle to understand what is happening, while fear begins to follow Ruth at home and at school. A prophet tells them Ruth is an Ogbanje, bound by a covenant to return to the spirit world on her 12th birthday. He says breaking it will require a sacrifice. With Ruth’s birthday approaching, her parents must find out what that means—and whether they can save their daughter. To be continued.

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