Resistance+Movements+East+of+the+Niger+River,+The+Aro+Expedition


 * British operations in Eastern Igboland began in 1901
 * The Aro
 * The Aro were great traders and entrepreneurs who had widespread influence among their neighbours because of their commercial expertise and the role of the Aro oracle in judicial systems of the Eastern region
 * British incursions eclipsed the indigenous entrepreneurial classes in southeastern Nigeria, by subordinating African business interests to European interests
 * Aro Expedition of 1901-1902
 * Motivated by economic interests, Aro trading chiefs united several Igbo towns and took part in the war of resistance against Britain
 * British activities had destroyed communities that the Aro did business with
 * British confronted the Aro and destroyed the Long Juju oracle and went on to punish neighbouring Igbo commmunities