Which of the following best describes the system of government practised by the Igbo people before colonial rule?

The pre-colonial Igbo political system was largely stateless and segmentary, characterised by village assemblies, age grades, title societies, and the Ofo authority, with no central ruler over large territories. Decision-making was participatory and consensus-based, making it a form of direct democracy at the village level. This contrasts sharply with the centralised monarchies of the Yoruba and Hausa-Fulani.