The Last Days at Forcados High School

The Last Days at Forcados High School is a 2013 young adult novel by Nigerian author A. H. Mohammed.

The narrative follows Jimi Solade, a student at Forcados High School in Lagos, and his experiences with various aspects of life.

[1] Jimi performs well in school and sports, and is close with Nene Ekpo, a girl who has feelings for him.

[4] A new student, Efua Coker, joins the senior class at Forcados High School.

[9] They bond over shared interests and experiences, and Miss Novi introduces Efua to some social campaigns.

[9] One night, Wole returns home and takes the key to the chemistry laboratory from Jimi's school bag.

[3] The next day, the school discovers that some lab equipment has been stolen, and Jimi, who was in charge of the key, is suspected.

[9] Misinterpreting the letter, Nene thinks that Efua and Miss Novi are in a romantic relationship.

He faces challenges such as his brother's illegal activities, the death of his mother, his father's indifference, and his feelings for Efua.

[12] Wole Solade, Jimi's older brother, has been disowned by his father for financial misconduct.

He steals the key to the chemistry laboratory from Jimi's bag and sells the stolen equipment.

[12] Jolly Stephens steals a letter from Efua to Miss Novi from Jimi's bag and makes copies of it.

[14] Mr. Mallum, the principal of Forcados High School, admits Efua into the senior class.

[14] In 2014, the novel was chosen as one of the books for the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board direct entry exam.

[16][17] Olawale Oluwadahunsi, in his review for the National Mirror, described the novel as a narrative about tolerance, self-discovery, family, friendship and life on the cusp of adulthood.

[16] Abarowei Felicia and Aformeziem Brendal, in their analysis for the Journal of Literary Studies, examined the novel.

[18] A.H. Mohammed, the author of the novel, accused the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the Cassava Republic Press of infringing his copyrights and defrauding him of royalties from the sales of his book.

[19] The publisher, Bibi Bakare-Yusuf, refuted the allegations, stating that the author was informed of the terms and conditions of the contract with JAMB.

She also stated that the publisher had no control over JAMB's decision to change the book for the UTME candidates.

The registrar of JAMB, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, stated that the board had compensated the publisher for the supplied books.