{"product_id":"the-termite-colony-ike-okonta-9789786203355","title":"The Termite Colony","description":"\u003cp\u003eSet in Abuja, Nigeria's new capital city, \u003cem\u003eThe Termite Colony\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of three friends - Uche Okonji, a committed democrat, Itohan Osagie, a Marxist, and Kanayo Uzondu, a passionate Pan-Africanist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon after democracy returns to the country, Uche and his two friends are sent to investigate a cholera outbreak in Araba, a community some distance from Abuja. There, they learn of the nearby Golden Valley, a sugar plantation whose managers recruit soldiers to massacre the Araba people with the intent of taking over more Araba land.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the search for the rogue officers who ordered the genocide, Uche, Itohan and Kanayo meet Colonel Idris Abubakar, a brave and honest military officer who has been working for reforms in the corrupt Nigerian Army. Kanayo convinces Colonel Abubakar to mount a coup d'etat to displace the Nigeria Peoples Congress. Uche is opposed to another round of military rule. Itohan is in two minds. The coup is foiled, but there are tragic consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ike Okonta\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9786203356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789786203355\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Narrative Landscape Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.47h x 5.32w x 0.67d","brand":"Ike Okonta","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48460337414399,"sku":"9789786203355","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_39e17d49-2834-48f2-8fe4-2387dd81105b.jpg?v=1777414087","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-termite-colony-ike-okonta-9789786203355","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}