25 The Intruder 10

“You see! You all are my witnesses, it's not just me who knew about the land. So, how can we allow that small community to snatch away such massive land from us?"

The leader of the group who had his selfish interest in engaging in the battle said. He raised a war song, which others chorused and matched to the land of Umuezune.

“Nzogbu”

“Enyimba, Enyi”

“Nzogbu”

“Enyimba, Enyi”

With this pro-war song, he led the five hundred and fifty-two trained warriors of Umuaku into Umuezune land. Now, the youths of Umuezune were not prepared. Even if they were, they were not as strong as their opponents, neither were they equal to them in number.

To their dismay, the smaller community defeated them, despite their weapons and their trained warriors. They died in their hundreds. Since then, the community respected Ikenga and its Chief Priest. That was the clear meaning of the Ibo proverbs that says:

'A cow without tail; its god chases away flies on its behalf.'

Now, the mighty had fallen because the