The Bakassi boys: Fighting crime in Nigeria

Journal of Modern African Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-49

  Harnischfeger, Johannes ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRIME; DISPUTE RESOLUTION; ETHNICITY; POLICE FORCE; VIOLENCE;

NIGERIA;

EID: 0037343987     PISSN: 0022278X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022278X02004135     Document Type: Article

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