This paper takes a close look at Jowhor Ile's novel entitled And After Many Days; Ile's debut novel is a historical record of Nigeria in 1990s where corruption and poverty prevailed everywhere. Violence was rampant after formal independence from British colonization in 1960. Ile managed to document many historical and political events in Nigeria during this period, showing how the big oil crisis in the Niger Delta broke out, and how students' demonstrations demanding their rights followed. He uses symbolism to describe violence in Port Harcourt in particular. The paper deals with violence in postcolonial Nigeria, where the country was divided into ethnic groups.