TFA Chapter 23

Well things are starting to get back to normal. Everyone is once again following Okonkwo's lead, which is pathetic. I don't think he deserves to have anyone follow his commands. A few days after the church burnt down the District Commissioner came back. He invited Okonkwo and five other guys to the headquarters. Okonkwo warned everyone to be fully armed. He brought them there to hear their side of the story about the church being burnt down. The commissioner also brought in his men to make sure the village people were not lieing. I thought this was a smart idea. Ogbuefi Ekwueme explained that Enoch murdered an egwugwa. Immediately the six men were arrested. The commissioner said that they will not be hurt unless they do not cooperate. The men were also charged with a fine of 200 bags of coweries. I didn't think this was a very good punishment. I mean they burnt down a church. I think they should just be locked up for a while. The six men were locked up for a couple days until they agreed to the fine. One of them spoke and said that they should have killed the white man. A messenger came in and hit them on top of the head with a stick. The headman later said that if they do not pay the fine then they will be hanged in Umuru. Rumors also went around that their families would be included in the hanging. If this was to happen then i would disagreed. Their families had no involvement in their actions. The next day the men of Umofia met in the marketplace and collected 250 bags coweries. Im sure they added another 50 just to suck up to the white men.