[3] Set six years after the civil war, a young officer from the Middle Belt gets into a romantic relationship with an O-level student from the South-eastern region.

The soldier gets accused of being involved in the unsuccessful 1976 military coup and assassination of General Murtala Mohammed and the heavily pregnant wife gets entangled in an emotional dilemma.

[6] Set six years after the civil war, a young officer from the Middle Belt, Joseph Dewa, gets into a romantic relationship with an O-level student, Suzanne, from the South-eastern region.

When the '76 project came along, he had to do a lot more readings and research, and also consult scholars on the crucial aspects of the story, to ensure historical accuracy;[7] over a year was spent on the pre-production stage of the film.

[5][9] During the film's development, the director tried to minimize violence as he wanted people to focus on the story and not get distracted or pissed off by gory images.

Izu Ojukwu stated that "it's a story told from a dual point of view—from the soldier's patriotic perspective and from that of the officer's wives."