The Long Road Home is a searing and tender memoir by Abisola Fatokun detailing a harrowing childhood experience in Nigeria's military school system. This true story chronicles a young boy's journey from academic promise to fugitive status, exploring themes of endurance, institutional failure, and the courage required for self-preservation.

At eleven years old, Seun was sent to the Air Force Military School in Jos, Nigeria, in the 80s and 90s, expecting a golden ticket to greatness. Instead, he encountered a brutal hierarchy where 'military training' meant starvation, beatings, and nightly terror inflicted by senior students. To survive the abuse, Seun was forced to hide, eventually making the desperate choice to escape. This memoir recounts his 900-kilometre journey hidden in a stranger's truck, seeking safety and the place where he was still known and loved.

• A true story of fear, courage, and the long journey back to safety.
• Explores endurance in the face of institutional failure.
• Details the brutal hierarchy within a Nigerian military school environment.
• Focuses on a child's decision to save himself when adults could not intervene.

• Author: Fatokun, Abisola
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Publication Date: June 9, 2026
• Print Length: 84 pages
• Dimensions: 152 x 5 x 229 mm (5.98 x 0.2 x 9.02 inches)
• Item Weight: 181 g
• ISBN-13: 979-8180883773
• Publisher: Independently published

Discover this powerful narrative of survival and resilience from Abisola Fatokun, chronicling a boy's fight for freedom against overwhelming odds.