When the British came, they made him a Warrant Chief because they believed he could subdue any body and collect the tax they desperately needed for they them.

Adiele Afigbo, The Warrant Chiefs: Indirect Rule in Southeastern Nigeria, 1891-1929 (1972)

Under her advice, the women protested in song and dance, "sitting" on the Warrant Chiefs until they surrendered their insignia of office and resigned.

The wives of the Warrant Chiefs were often disturbed and they too put pressure on the Warrants to listen to the demands of the women.

In some areas, women were able to replace the Warrant Chiefs.

Though native to the communities, the Warrant Chiefs were usually selected from among those most cooperative with the foreign rulers.

After Nigeria gained its constitutional independence from Britain, many of the Warrant Chiefs tried to maintain their power by seeking to transform their identities.

This political system changed significantly under British colonialism in the 19th century; Eze (kings) were introduced into most local communities by Frederick Lugard as "Warrant Chiefs".

British rule brought about changes in culture such as the introduction of Warrant Chiefs as Eze (traditional rulers) where there were no such monarchies.

John Ikuru was made a Warrant Chief by the Colonial Administration and attached to the Opobo Native Court.