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Kikelomo grows up in an environment full of jealousy, rivalry and hatred, as the only child of the very rich and famous Oba of Akeke, who has several other wives apart from her mother. It is not surprising that when Kikelomo falls ill suddenly this is welcoming news in some quarters.
The ayaba (Oba’s wives) – three in particular – still hoping to have male children, are vehemently against Kikelomo getting married with all the men flocking around her, because no matter how much the Oba loves her, she will not inherit the throne; the man who marries her will.
Kikelomo recovers from the illness only to face another ordeal – further welcoming news. She cannot speak any more – an unexplained, bewildering and baffling occurrence, with no medical explanation for what has happened to her – why she has become dumb.
The Oba looks into different solutions for Kikelomo’s predicament, and not ruling out that something may have triggered off her dumbness – a shock of some sort – agrees that Kikelomo should stay with a young man, Ogbonosetenikan, who claims that he will get her to speak again.
Ogonosetenikan puts into motion the plan he has in mind leading to interesting and surprising developments.
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