Title: Idiok-okuk:
Year: 2006
Subjects: Mental illness.; Villages Nigeria Social conditions.; Secret societies Rituals; Psychiatric emergencies.; Charms.; Women Nigeria Social conditions.; Youth.; Male domination (Social structure); Middle class men Nigeria Drama.; Psychiatric ethics.; Families Nigeria.; Magic.
Abstract: Bassey is already having a bad day when his brother Udo suddenly tries to kill him with a machete. After spending the afternoon drinking with his friend Kufre at the village cafe, Bassey decides that it is time to place Udo in a psychiatric institution where he can receive the treatment he needs. After borrowing a car and some money from Etiowo, Bassey and Kufre grab Udo and drive him to a clinic in Lagos. The psychiatric clinic is expensive, but Bassey feels that his brother will be well treated there. The next time Bassey is in Lagos visting his brother, he stops by Etiowo's office and asks him for another loan. When Etiowo tells him that the solution to Bassey's financial problems is to make love to a mad woman, Bassey storms out of his office. Eitowo then explains that initiation into the brotherhood that Eitowo belongs to, requires that Bassey have sex with a mad woman. If Bassey is unwilling to take this step, his financial situation will never improve. As the weeks pass and Bassey's finances continue to deteriorate, Bassey reconsiders his options. With some trepidation, he decides to join Eitowo's secret brotherhood.