Concept:The warrant chief system was a colonial imposition that clashed with the traditional Igbo acephalous political structure, creating unrest rather than stability.
Explanation:The Igbo society was acephalous, meaning it had no centralized chiefs or inherited positions of authority.
The British introduced warrant chiefs in Eastern Nigeria to enforce colonial control and collect taxes.
These imposed chiefs used force and were foreign to the people's customs, which caused widespread resentment and tension.
The methods of tax collection provoked deep anxiety among the people.
This fear eventually culminated in the Aba Women's Riot of 1929/30, a direct resistance against the warrant chief system.
Hence, the tax collection method neither justified colonial strategy, improved Indirect Rule, nor provided democratic governance.
Rather, it instilled fear in the system and disrupted the existing social order.
Answer:C. fear in the system