Title, Subtitle

Barrels Across Borders
A Political Thriller of Oil, Smuggling, and Resistance

Blurb / Description

Fuel is vanishing from Nigeria’s streets—only to resurface across foreign borders at twice the price.

In Barrels Across Borders, acclaimed Nigerian author Chiedu Ndubisi delivers a gripping political thriller that exposes the dark underbelly of Africa’s cross-border oil smuggling trade.

From the choking queues of Lagos to the oil-stained creeks of the Niger Delta, from the shadowy checkpoints of Seme to the smuggling corridors of the Sahel, a tangled web of corruption, survival, and complicity stretches beyond national boundaries. A principled security officer, a fearless journalist, and a smuggling kingpin become unlikely players in a dangerous game—each racing toward a reckoning that could either redeem or destroy them.

This is not just a story about oil. It is about the cost of silence, the machinery of state betrayal, and the fire it takes to resist. Barrels Across Borders pulses with truth, urgency, and a haunting resonance that feels all too real.

Author

Chiedu Ndubisi is a Nigerian author, economist, and public policy analyst whose work illuminates the complex interplay of power, governance, and grassroots resistance. Known for blending historical insight with present-day realism, Ndubisi crafts stories that challenge, provoke, and resonate. Barrels Across Borders is his boldest exposé yet—a literary indictment of the systems that profit from suffering.

He is the Managing Director/CEO of Prohouse and Systems Limited and founder of GritRoot Media Concept. A recognized expert in infrastructure finance and PPP reform, he holds degrees in Economics (B.Sc.), Business Administration (MBA), and Public Policy Analysis (Ph.D.). With over 40 years of post-graduation experience, including his tenure as Director at Nigeria’s Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, Chiedu brings deep insight into governance, reform, and storytelling. 

Formats Available

• eBook (EPUB, PDF)

• Paperback

• Hardcover (Coming Soon)

Purchase Links

• Amazon (Kindle / Paperback):[Coming Soon]

• Lulu (eBook / Paperback): [Coming Soon]

• Kobo (eBook): [Coming Soon]

• StreetLib Global Store: [Coming Soon]

• Apple Books: [Coming Soon]

• Google Play Books: [Coming Soon]

ISBNs

• Paperback ISBN: 978-1-257-968497

• eBook ISBN: 978-1-257-79828-1

• Hardcover ISBN: (To be assigned)

Reviews / Endorsements

“A blistering exposé wrapped in a tightly woven thriller. Ndubisi turns oil into fire and bureaucracy into bullets.”
— Zainab Adesina, Editor-in-Chief, The Africa Dispatch*

“Barrels Across Borders reads like a manifesto. It is daring, fearless, and grounded in the politics of the everyday.”
— Mukhtar Bello, author of Lines of Leakage*

“As real as tomorrow’s headlines. A must-read for anyone who still believes corruption stops at the border.”
— The Pan-African Review

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