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...

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