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Who is Nnaemeka from Girls at War, and Other Stories and what is their importance?

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Nnaemeka is a young man from the country who now lives in Lagos. Separated from his strict father, Nnaemeka decides to marry his beloved Nene. He knows that his father will not approve of the courtship since he did not arrange it. One day, Nnaemeka returns home and sits with his father under a tree. He tells his father that he intends to marry Nene. His father is shocked that his son wants to marry for love and declares that he will never meet his son's betrothed. For years later, the separation continues. Nnaemeka sends a wedding photo to his father, and his father sends the section with Nene back. Nene is deeply hurt by this, but Nnaemeka continues to try to change his father's mind. Eight years after their wedding, Nnaemeka and Nene have a child, and Nnaemeka sends word to his father.