The Broken Sceptre , A play by Maurice Udom

Edie is widely recognized as a skilled farmer, though he remains an outsider in the community. He becomes a victim of Ntafong, the self-proclaimed Voice of the Oracle of Ukpom, whose manipulations cause Edie to lose an important loan negotiation.

As a result, Andino, the moneylender, claims Ediyie Amasi—who had pawned herself—as his wife. At this time, Ediyie Amasi is pregnant. However, Andino’s position as the child’s father is later overshadowed by a tragic turn of events.

Edie attempts to assert his parental rights over the child, but this leads to a devastating outcome. The narrative of The Broken Sceptre concludes with Udim, Amasi’s troubled son, unexpectedly ascending the throne as the King of Otoro.