Some pre-colonial Nigerian societies are described as stateless because

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A. they had no formal governmental institutions
B. they had no definite political boundaries
C. their population was too small
D. they were not independent.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation

Some pre-colonial Nigerian societies are described as stateless because they had no formal governmental institutions.
For instance the Ibos unlike Yorubas and the Fulamis has a complex and complicated system of administration in pre-colonial era. There was no sort of central authority, what they had was a diffusion of political authority into different groups.

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