Cordelia plot
Nigeria in the early 1990s, under military rule. The story follows a college professor who unwittingly becomes embroiled in a military coup. He arrives at his office one morning, concerned about his wife's strange behavior, and is soon visited by two curious students. One of them is Cordelia Nwaeze Peters, daughter of a popular Nigerian Army Colonel Nwaeze Peters, who was recently involved in a military coup. As a result of the coup, general unrest reigns, with students running wild and Cordelia's life in danger. The professor decides to save Cordelia's life and becomes further entangled in the national crisis.