Highlight any five ways by which the people of Nigeria evaded enslavement during the period of trans-Atlantic slave trade

            This was not a popular question and many of the candidates who answered it performed very poorly. They did not properly interpret ‘‘evaded enslavement’’ and so could not elicit the appropriate
response.  Instead,   they discussed the abolition of slave trade or its effects. The candidates were expected to give the following points.

(i)         States and Empires formed alliances . They gave military support to
one another in time of need thereby maximizing the strength of the  armies;
(ii)        They made marriage alliances and took partners from neighbouring states to ensure peace and harmony;
(iii)       To safeguard themselves from kidnappers from neighbouring states, people made sure they did not travel alone or in small groups;
(iv)       Individuals sought the protection of powerful rulers or warlords;
                         (v)      The people attacked would-be slave raiders, etc.
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