MR. UKANDU ACCUSES QUEEN ADA

 You could hear the sound of the village gong (Ekwe), whenever you hear the sound of the gong, important news is about to be passed so everyone stops what they are doing to pay attention to the news that usually accompanies the gong.

You could hear ‘okwu-ekwe’ that’s the name of whoever is in charge of the gong at any time. He was shouting that everyone should come out to the Mbara-Ama (village Square) because the issue concerning the accusation that queen Ada being responsible for the death of Arinze’s wife would be heard today, and whoever is interested in contributing to the judgment so that the justice can be served without bias should come out.

Because the King is sick, most of the judgments are carried out by the chiefs in council after everyone present at the hearing has contributed.

This makes judgment take a very long time before it’s reached and many are left offended when the judgment doesn’t go b