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.
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.