the kingdom of nri was a religio-polity, a sort of theocratic state, that developed in the central heartland of the igbo region. the nri had seven types of taboos which included human (such as the birth of twins), animal (such as killing or eating of pythons), object, temporal, behavioral, speech and place taboos. the rules regarding these taboos were used to educate and govern nri's subjects. this meant that, while certain igbo may have lived under different formal administration, all followers of the igbo religion had to abide by the rules of the faith and obey its representative on earth, the eze nri.