The indigenous Igbo people organized themselves into

Source: JAMB · 2023

The indigenous Igbo people organized themselves into

  1. Centralized monarchies
  2. Decentralized villages ✓
  3. Military chiefdoms
  4. Theocratic states
Explanation

Traditionally, most Igbo people had no king over the whole land. Each village or town ran its own affairs through elders, age grades, title holders and village assemblies. Power was shared, so the system was decentralised.

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