What historic anti-colonial uprising was launched by Igbo and Ibibio women in southeastern Nigeria in late 1929, sparked by rumors of colonial head taxes on women and abuses by warrant chiefs?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. the historic Aba Women's War
- Step 1: In November 1929, when colonial census officials began counting women and livestock in Oloko, female leaders organized widespread mass demonstrations (known as 'sitting on a man'). Step 2. Tens of thousands of women mobilized across Calabar and Owerri provinces, attacking Native Courts, burning warrant chief residences, and forcing the British to abolish female taxation and reform warrant chief courts. Answer: the Aba Women's War (Ogu Umunwanyi). Why not the others: Ekumeku was an armed resistance (1898-1911) in Anioma; Agbekoya was a 1968-1969 farmer revolt in the west; Tiv riots were political conflicts in the 1960s.
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