Summary

In Chapter 8: Jos, Wole Soyinka portrays the northern city located in the Plateau State as a redoubt of British colonial culture. This is epitomized by the Hilltop Manor Club, steeped in archaic colonial customs. Soyinka begins the chapter setting the scene of the club burning, much to the confusion of the local population. The narrator then describes an earlier scene in the club: Dr. Kighare Menka is being honored by his clubmates for receiving recognition as part of the Festival of the People’s Choice. The club is offering an open bar for ninety minutes in honor of the Dr. Menka.

During this event, Kufeji, the club treasurer, tries to make light of a gruesome and cannibalistic ritualized murder being reported in the paper, suggesting...