Religious and ethnic divisions in Nigeria have led to conflict. When northern Muslim military officers staged a coup, the Ibo people -- natives of southeastern Nigeria -- waged a war for independence. ... But ethnic and religious divisions have regularly led to conflict since then.
Not only did they reject the idea of establishing a system of church courts, they also forbade ministers from holding public office.
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He was important because he provided supplies to rescue Jamestown was the main reason. Some side notes is that he was also a chief and he was also in power when the English who would form Jamestown settlement arrived in 1607.