What was the traditional function of the Ekpe (Leopard) Secret Society among the Efik and Ibibio peoples of Old Calabar?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. it functioned as a powerful judicial, legislative, and commercial regulatory institution
- Step 1: In pre-colonial Cross River societies lacking centralized monarchies, the Ekpe society acted as the primary governing authority. Step 2. It enforced laws, collected commercial debts, resolved disputes, and regulated trade in Old Calabar. Answer: it functioned as a powerful judicial, legislative, and commercial regulatory institution. Why not the others: It was a governing authority, not a farming guild, choir, or trans-Saharan body.
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