Adubi War: The fierce tax battle that pitched Egbas against British colonial government 

The recent outrage that has trailed the increase of value added tax and introduction of new policies by government agencies, like NIPOST, that could strangulate businesses bring back memories of the 20th Century when similar moves by the British colonial government led to violent uprising in some Nigerian cities.

The Aba women riot of 1929, Egba women tax revolt of 1947 and the Adubi war of 1918 are some of the uprisings that were fuelled by unfavourable government policies which sn...