Some pre-colonial Nigerian societies are described as stateless because?

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 – they had no formal governmental institutions

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 Fulanis have a complex and complicated system of administration in the pre-colonial era. There was no sort of central authority, what they had was a diffusion of political authority into different groups.