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ALMAJIRCI (TRADITIONAL ISLAMIC SCHOLARSHIP)AND POLITICAL THUGGERY IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF BAUCHI STATE, 2007-2015

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Political thuggery is one of the banes of developing democracies world-wide, especially in Africa. Politicians form and arm youth gangs to facilitate conflicts before, during, and after elections. In Bauchi State, a youth gang known as Sarasuka (the cut and stab gang) is…