 The play was staged at an Egbe Omo Olofin meeting in the presence of NNDP leaders such as Akintola.During the performance, Akintola and a few others walked out, feeling it was a subtle attack on their role in the Western region crisis.It was banned in western Nigeria for two years (1964 to 1966) as a result, but was produced with great success in other parts of the country.