A CIVIL WAR HAS ERUPTED IN NIGERIA, SPURRING A BREAK DOWN IN THE MILITARY HIERARCHY CHAIN OF COMMAND, WITH WIDE-SPREAD DESCENT AND DEEP ACRIMONY THE ORDER OF THE DAY. DUBEM, A SENIOR OFFICER IN THE MILITARY BRASS ALONGSIDE HIS JUNIOR COLLEAGUES' CHIDI AND IKE WHO HAIL FROM THE EASTERN BIAFRA REGION AND STATIONED IN THE NORTH ARE CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE, AND WOULD HAVE TO MAKE THE TUMULTUOUS JOURNEY TO THE EAST FOR THEIR SAFETY. DUBEM IS FACED WITH THE CHOICE BETWEEN MAKING THE TRIP AND STAYING BEHIND WITH HIS WIFE HABIBA; TRIGGERING A POSSILE SHOWDOWN AND TITANIC BATTLE WITH OFFICER BAKO, WHO WAS BETROTHED TO HABIBA BY HER PARENTS SINCE CHILDHOOD AND STILL HARBAORS LOVE FOR HER.