ABSTRACT
Ikotobo, the next place of importance on the main road, is the chief Ubium town. To call it ‘town” at all is somewhat of a misnomer; for, like most places throughout the District, it really consists of a collection of isolated compounds, spreading out for miles on either side. It is a strange enough spot and at first sight looks a mere village. Wavering, almost invisible foot-tracks lead to the scattered homesteads, amid which strangers might wander for days without finding more than a tithe of the cunningly hidden dwellings. Yet, for any great event, the place can pour out its inhabitants by the thousand.
