Anthills of the Savannah Chapter Summary & Analysis - Chapter 13 Summary

Chapter 13 Summary

The National Gazette declares in its headlines that Ikem is planning regicide. The narrator explains that Mad Medico, or John Kent, has been brought in for questioning. He is deported. Chris hears the news about MM's deportation, and he tried to phone Ikem, but he gets no answer. He phones Beatrice and asks her to come over. In the meantime, he learns that Ikem is not in his flat, although he went to sleep there last night.

Beatrice and Oriko go over to his apartment, which has been ransacked. Ikem's neighbors arrive to tell Oriko that two army jeeps had arrived earlier that morning. Oriko makes some phone inquiries, as to Ikem's whereabouts, but his government contacts deny everything. That evening, during a special news report, Oriko learns that Ikem has been shot and killed, during a scuffle with security officials. He and Beatrice hastily pack their belongings. Oriko goes...
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