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Sankore

Named after the University of Sankore in Timbuktu — one of the world’s oldest centres of learning. Every figure here is computed from work-level records in our own graph, never copied from a source’s summary count.

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One Means, Multiple Ends: A Strategic Framework of Understanding Kidnapping in Nigeria

2024Advances in African economic, social and political developmentBook Chapter

10.1007/978-3-031-47168-1_2 Full text2 citations

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2 authors across 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Samuel OyewoleFirst author
- University of Pretoria (ZA)
- Federal University Oye Ekiti (NG)
J. Shola OmotolaSenior author
- Federal University Oye Ekiti (NG)

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Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violencelevel 3 · 0.99
Torture, Ethics, and Lawlevel 3 · 0.98
Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysislevel 3 · 0.98

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2024 · Advances in African economic, social and political development · 2 citations
https://openalex.org/W4393324394

One Means, Multiple Ends: A Strategic Framework of Understanding Kidnapping in Nigeria · Sankore