14 - Eteima Bonny Wari

When a new chief is installed into one of the original 14 houses, the ceremony explicitly invokes the names of the Eteima of the past. A common phrase chanted during the "Se ikaki" (the breaking of the kola nut) is: "We call on the Eteima of the Wari 14. Let the path be straight."

: Some historians argue the name is derived from the Ijaw word "settlement" The "14" Connection Eteima Bonny Wari 14

The author uses this slower pace to build tension. It is the "calm before the storm," but it feels less like a pause and more like the drawing of a deep breath before a scream. The silence in the dialogue is just as loud as the spoken words, a testament to the author's "show, don't tell" mastery. When a new chief is installed into one