mainly people of Igbo origin who read the headline of this post will be like who the hell are these people? About 93yrs ago, in the morning of November 18th 1929, a man called Emereuwa upon the directive of his boss Okugo the warrant chief in Aba District walked into the compound of a widow called Nwanyereuwa, ordered her for a census of all her livestock and household. The widow Nwanyereuwa knowing the census will determined how much she will be taxed by the British colonial government, embittered, shouted on Emereuwa “was your widowed mother at home counted?” An angry exchange ensued. Nwanyereuwa resentfully rushed down to the town and market square, consulted other disgruntled women,

They with palm fronds quickly mobilised other women. And that marked the beginning of one of the greatest resistance, rebellion and uprising the British imperial colonial rule ever faced in Nigeria �� and Africa in general, Called “#The_Aba_Womens_Riot” otherwise known as "#The_women_who_went_to_war” While the men were subdued, while the men died in the face of oppression and tyranny of colonialism. The women stepped up and in. Record has it that over ten thousand women were involved in this revolt, and about 50 click to continue reading https://umuigbonille..com/2022/11/aba-womens-war-what-happened-during-aba.html

This is the only women riot recorded in the history of west Africa...

I think the Igbo tribe is kinda different from the rest