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The Yoruba and Igbo regions belonged to which country?
The Yoruba and Igbo regions belonged to which country?
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The correct option is A Nigeria
The country we know as Nigeria today was actually created by the British by bringing together distinct regions inhabited by different tribal groups around the Niger river system. The South Eastern part of Nigeria is dominated by Igbo tribes while the South Western portions are dominated by Yoruba tribes. In 1939 the British also separated the Yoruba and Igbo regions into Western and Eastern Nigeria and encouraged competition and conflict between them so as to be able to divide and rule the country.
The country we know as Nigeria today was actually created by the British by bringing together distinct regions inhabited by different tribal groups around the Niger river system. The South Eastern part of Nigeria is dominated by Igbo tribes while the South Western portions are dominated by Yoruba tribes. In 1939 the British also separated the Yoruba and Igbo regions into Western and Eastern Nigeria and encouraged competition and conflict between them so as to be able to divide and rule the country.
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