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Commotion as an African stage play is the story of a man who disguises himself in different names and tribal origins and acts as a government official to create confusion, disagreements, and enmities between people of different tribes and regions.

Commotion

She returns with Papa Chika; he comes in with a long thick stick. The market becomes so chaotic as Papa Chika engages in a fight with Mallam Sanni. A bit of orderliness is restored by customer 1 and others. Customer 1: Mallam Sanni, who allocated this space to you? Mallam Sanni: Eh? Customer 1: Who gave this space to you? Mallam Sanni: Lafiya, na oga Okechukwu give me this place, wallahi. Customer 1: Alright. Mama Chika, who gave this space to you? Mama Chika: Ha! Ah! Na oga Taiwo carry e hand give me this place. Wait oh, I never finish; I count twenty thousand naira give am. Even Baba Dodo dey market that day. (She points at a woman selling plantain) Baba Dodo: Ejoor! No chook me inside una Wahala oh! Ah! Customer 1: That's okay. This oga Okechukwu and oga Taiwo, where are they from? Where can we find them? Mama Chika/Mallam Sanni: Condition Local Government Council! Customer 1: Then, the both of you should be on your way to Condition Local Government Council, rather than trying to kill each other here. All we need is (The music player cuts in with song 3, then the orchestra and actors on the stage everyone joins them as everyone sings, dance, and acts off the stage. Mallam Sanni returns to get his cutlass)

Movement 1:3