Philip Oyok was born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. He worked in the security division of a multinational French oil company, chasing after sea pirates and militant insurgents in the N...view morePhilip Oyok was born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. He worked in the security division of a multinational French oil company, chasing after sea pirates and militant insurgents in the Niger-Delta region before quitting to start his second life as a storyteller. His first book, The Artist at Work and Other Short Stories, came out in 2010. Since then he has published other works under the pseudonym Damien Dsoul.view less