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JAMB Literature in English 2006 Question 36

Question 36

Other Set Texts: African Drama

In Ahmed Yerima's Attahiru, from the viewpoint of the British government, the attack on the Sokoto Caliphate is

  1. A.one of superiority
  2. B.a war of attrition
  3. C.one of vengeance
  4. D.a jihad.
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Answer: A (one of superiority)

Explanation

To Lugard and the British, conquering Sokoto was a matter of showing that the white man's power was superior and must be accepted.