Abdulraufu Mustapha, a professor of African Politics at the Department of Government, University of Oxford in the United Kingdom has died at the age of 63.

The late professor who authored;Turning Points in African Democracy; and Sects and Social Disorder, Muslim Identities and Conflict in Northern Nigeriadied on Tuesday, August 8, 2017 after battling with stomach cancer or months.

He is survived by his wife, Kate and three children.

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