Aba women riot

When did the Aba women's riot take place?

• October 1929

• September 1929

• December 1929

• November 1929

Where did the riot break out?

• Kano

• Abuja

• Lagos

• Oloko

What were the women protesting against?

• Farmers

• Warrant chiefs

• Doctors

• Teachers

What were the women accusing the warrant chiefs of?

• Imposing heavy taxes

• Providing free food

• Building schools

• Organizing festivals

Which places did the protest involve women from?

• Enugu and Port Harcourt provinces

• Lagos and Abuja provinces

• Kano and Sokoto provinces

• Owerri and Calabar provinces

What did the women attack during the riot?

• European owned stores and Barclays Bank

• Libraries and Museums

• Hospitals and Schools

• Police stations and Fire stations

What did the women do to the prisons during the riot?

• Cleaned the prisons

• Broke into prisons and released prisoners

• Locked themselves in the prisons

• Built new prisons

How many native courts were burnt down during the riot?

• Sixteen

• Ten

• Five

• Twenty

How many women were killed by the colonial police and soldiers?

• Less than 10

• More than 50

• Exactly 50

• Around 30

How long did the riot last?

• One week

• Less than a week

• More than two months

• One month