Are scholars legitimising witch hunting in post-colonial Africa?

Are scholars legitimising witch hunting in post-colonial Africa?

Recent encounters with some Nigerian academics on the topic of witchcraft have been revealing and worrisome. The exchanges underscore a link between witchcraft belief and scholarship in Nigeria – and, by extension, in Africa – that should be critically examined. For over a decade, I have exchanged ideas with teachers from various universities in Nigeria and beyond, discussing and debating the reality or non-reality, existence or non-existence of…