Ria Rago The Heroine of the Ndona Valley

The parents of Christian girl Ria Rago have arranged for her to marry Dapo a Muslim She refuses and after a beating flees to the mission sisters who offer her a safe haven Her father and his cronies arent long in finding her however and she is taken back into the kampong After months of torture Ria still wont give in She escapes again and manages to reach the mission post where she collapses On the brink of death she is administered the last rites Rias father decides to call off the marriage and returns the dowry to Dapo On her deathbed Rita forgives her parents