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This volume in honour of Stephen Ellis is a follow-up to the public presentation of his book on the history of organised crime in Nigeria This Present Darkness (Hurst, 2016) at the University of Lagos, Nigeria on 28 October 2016. In addition to four papers, and a book review presented at this colloquium, other contributions about crime in Nigeria have been added, written by Nigerian authors. In July 2015 Stephen died, and he has worked on This Present Darkness almost to his last moments, as a senior researcher of the African Studies Centre in Leiden. This book also contains a tribute to his life and work written by his wife and scholar Gerrie ter Haar. Contributors include: A.E Akintayo, Jackson Aluede, Franca Attoh, Ayodele Atsenuwa, Edmund Chilaka, Samson Folarin, Gerrie ter Haar, Ayodeji Olukoju, Abiodun Oluwadare, Paul Osifodunrin and Leo Enahoro Otoide.

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Rufus Akinyele is a Professor of African History and Chair of the Department of History & Strategic Studies, University of Lagos. He was on the Editorial Advisory Board of African Affairs from 2008 to 2017. Ton Dietz was director of the African Studies Centre Leiden (2010- 2017), and a colleague of Prof. Stephen Ellis. He is Emeritus Professor of African Development at Leiden University.

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