Nigeria, April 21 -- What did Modupe Onitiri Abiola smoke on the morning of Saturday, 13 April when she made a recorded broadcast declaring the secession of the Yoruba people of southwestern Nigeria from the Nigerian federation? What demon possessed all those who participated in the farcical drama which did not even measure up to even the most amateur of the celebrated dramaturgy of the indigenous Yoruba folk? Those are the questions being asked by befuddled Nigerians.

An array of charms and amulets, one English pump-action gun, two locally-made guns, two security jackets, 30 pieces of torch lights, five African horse tails, 49 bells, and seven pieces of walkie talkies and accessories, Yoruba Nation flags, 405 live cartridges, 72 pairs o...