User:Jagunlabi kodeman

Jagunlabi Kodeman is the pseudonym for poet, short story writer and editor, Quadri Adelowo. He was born on the 24th of November 1981 at Ajanaku Hospital, Shomolu, Lagos State, Nigeria. His parents are Muslims from Ogun State. He is the Second of six children. His father, Nurudeen had two other children out of wedlock while his mother had four. As a child, Jagunlabi was a chubby and fat boy and that earned him the nickname, " Mighty Igor" after the famed WWF wrestler of the eighties. His parents who were educated ( his father, Nurudeen Adelowo is an accountant while his mother, Muinat Adelowo was a teacher in Lagos State until her retirement), enrolled him at Anty Adunni  Daycare from where he later proceeded to Army Children School and NAFRC children School in Oshodi respectively. He would finish his primary education at Success Model School, Ojokoro after his parents moved to their house at Alagbado in 1989. He had his secondary education at Ijaiye Ojokoro High School from 1992 to 1998 where he was President of Interact Club in his Senior years. His deeply religious mother who was also a teacher in the school was often crossed with his rebellious nature. His father, Nurudeen Abiodun Adelowo was also a Rotarian and he served as President, Rotary Club of Iju central between 1996 and 1997. Jagunlabi gained admission to Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Ojere where he dropped out after his inability to cope with the course he was studying which was Electrical and Electronics Engineering. He would later venture into the arts department and ended up graduating with a degree in English at Lagos State University, Ojo. His foray into writing began with poetry and drawing at the tender age of nine. As a student of MAPOLY, Ojere, he became involved in music when he formed a group called " Rock Earth Rollers" with his friend, Samar Akindele. The group performed at shows within Abeokuta axis and also appeared on TV shows. During his years at LASU, he was PRO, literary voices and this gave him access to great poets like Niyi Osundare, Odia Ofeimun and others. His role model in poetry is Akeem Lasisi who published Night of My Flight.