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Arinze, growing up poverty, the slums of Lagos - Southern Nigeria, surrounded by ignorance and superstition, is friends with the fascinating Ireneh. Soon, he discovers that Ireneh has a disturbing side quite hidden from the public especially when the boy admits to auditory hallucinations. Ireneh s family spot his unhealthy behaviour and, convinced he was possessed by evil spirits, put him in an exorcism programme run by their church pastor. But the dysfunctional abusive environment Ireneh encounters at home and school triggers an explosive relapse that culminates in violence and tragedy. Years later, with the onset of democracy, Islamic northern Nigeria erupts in violence over the introduction of the Islamic penal code Shari ah into criminal law. Riots break out between southerners in Kaduna who are predominantly Christian and the northern Muslim indigenes. At this time, Arinze, trying to make a living up north selling stolen cars, has decided to become non-Christian, a decision that would cut him off fellow southerners while his ethnicity makes him unaccepted by the northerners. Keenly aware of the dangers they faced because of the Islamic law, Arinze and his companion Tolu rely on the protection offered by the Mallam in charge of the garage. Things turn sour when the law catches up with them and is manipulated to political ends. Arinze and Tolu find themselves in no man s land and in the reach of severe corporal justice. About the Author Taiye Tenpin was born and raised in Lagos, Western Nigeria. He studied philosophy in South Africa where he became interested in writing about the social significance of religion and ethnicity. On his return to Nigeria, he taught English to students preparing for university for a few months before travelling to the UK for a Masters programme in Business. He currently lives in the north of England.

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