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Lugard’s "Indirect Rule" meant Britain ruled through traditional chiefs. In the North, this worked well—the Emirs were absolute rulers. In the South (Igbo land, for example), there were no kings. Britain invented “warrant chiefs” – random Igbo men given British-backed authority. These warrant chiefs were corrupt, despised, and caused the famous (Aba Riots), where Igbo women protested forced taxation and warrant chief abuses. The British military response killed over 50 women.

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