Which 1929 protest by Igbo women against taxation rumours is remembered in Nigerian history?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. The Aba Women's War
- Step 1: Women in Calabar and Owerri provinces protested after hearing that they would be taxed. Step 2. They used a traditional method called sitting on a man. Answer: The Aba Women's War. Why not the others: The Egba march was in Abeokuta, Maitatsine was a 1980 uprising, and Agbekoya was a 1968 farmers' revolt.
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