Chapter Twenty-three

The District Commissioner called “friendly” meeting and invited Okonkwo and five other men of Umuofia. They were to discuss the incident that had taken place while the DC was on tour, the burning of the church. They men went to the meeting and were asked to tell their story but were told that nothing would be done until both sides of the story were heard. One guy started telling the story, and the DC paused him and invited twelve other guys in to hear the story as well. A scuffle took place and next thing the six men knew were that that they were cuffed and imprisoned. They stayed in jail for three days before talking about the price of getting out. When they were imprisoned, the price was 200 bags of cowries, but when the clan found out, the price was 250 bags. There were also many rumors that went around, that the men were hung, and that men were on their way to wipe out Umuofia, just like what happened to Abame. I didn’t like how they were lied to. It is not right; they did not get to tell their side of the story. All men are equal; this is truly what I believe.