The Child of the Creek is a love story surrounded by several conflicts. These conflicts began when Tobho beat up Ebiere at the waterside. Her elder brother, Keme, made efforts to retaliate and was also beaten up by Tobho. This led to several other conflicts until it gave birth to major communal wars.
The novel captures occurrences before the Independence Era to the present. It explores some of the fundamental cultural and traditional activities of the Ijaw people. The novel also underscores some of the elements that has contributed to violence in Niger Delta Region of Nigeria.
