It’s one of the most popular bite-sized lazy retelling of history lacking sufficient nuance that Nigerians are quite used to.
Did Slessor single-handedly stop the killing of twins during a pre-amalgamation era Nigeria at her Wonder Woman best? No. But did the Christian missionary reportedly save more than a few abandoned twin children from near-certain death? Yes.
If you’re left wondering from whom Mary Slessor saved these twin children and why they needed saving at all, 2002’s Festival of Fire, directed by Chico Ejiro, takes a stab at some answers.
