"An ultimatum was immediately dispatched to Mbaino asking them to choose between war on the one hand, and on the other to offer a young man and virgin as compensation" pg.11
Umuofia's decision on how to handle the situation at hand, I feel was to rash. The decision to either kill many in war or give up the right to a life of two young people are both, in my opinion, a horrible way to get justice. Why punish the village or two young people, when you can get revenge on the true murders. It is not fair for a whole village to be punished for the wrong doings of a few men. This is where a constitution would really come in handy.
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