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The policy of Indirect Rule in British West Africa was most successfully applied in which of the following territories?

ASierra Leone
BNorthern NigeriaCORRECT
CThe Gold Coast
DThe Gambia
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Why the answer is B, and why the others tempt you.
Indirect Rule was most successfully applied in Northern Nigeria because the region already had a well-established emirate system with organized hierarchies of chiefs and emirs. Lord Lugard, who formulated the policy, found these existing structures ideal for governing through local rulers. The system fitted poorly in areas like the Gold Coast and Southern Nigeria where political structures were more decentralized.
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