Umar O. Abdul is a Nigerian playwright of the Igala origin. He has
published The Making of Tomorrow, The Surrogate, etc. Umar has also
co-authored Stray Bullet, and The Broken Moon. However, Ashes is his
first international collaboration. Umar O. Abdul has been teaching
Theatre Arts and Cultural and Creative Arts courses in the Department of
Theatre Arts, Kogi State College of Education, Ankpa.