There is an old Igbo saying that wealth is like a snail's shell - it can be beautiful to behold, but what lies beneath might be something else entirely. In the rolling hills and red earth of South Eastern Nigeria, where ancient traditions dance with modern ambitions, this truth echoes through generations. This story was passed down to me by my grandmother, who heard it from her own mother, on a night when the harmattan winds whispered through the rafters of our family compound. It was one of...