Aba Women’s riots of 1929, but it should be termed the Aba Women’s rebellion. This was touched off by the imposition of direct taxation and the introduction of new local courts and especially of warrant chiefs.

The Aba Women’s Riot, also known as the Women’s War, took place in Nigeria from November 1929 to January 1930. The major cause of the riot was the imposition of direct taxation on women by the colonial government.

Women in the southeastern region of Nigeria, particularly in the city of Aba, felt that the tax was unjust and imposed an excessive…Read More

The Aba Women’s Riot took place in November 1929. The women of Aba were angry about the heavy taxation and the new policy on marriages introduced by the British. The colonial government decided to impose a new direct tax on women, who were already struggling to support their families due to other taxes and trade restrictions imposed by the…Read More

The Aba Women’s Riot, also known as the Aba Tax Revolt, took place in the British-controlled town of Aba, Nigeria in November 1929. The uprising was led by the Women’s War Organization, which was founded by women’s leader, Madam Kande and was led by Ojimba, the principal wife of a Ndoki medicine man. The Aba Women’s Riot was a protest against the…Read More