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Interviews
- All interviews were conducted by the author in Nsukka.
- Agbo, Ben, 65 years, Roman Catholic, 18 March 2016.
- Chiemezie, Chukwuebuka, 38 years, Pentecostal, 17 March 2018
- Chukwuebuka, Kosisochukwu, 17 years, Roman Catholic, 13 March 2017
- Chukwuemeka, Santus (Reverend Father), 50 years, Roman Catholic
- Eze, Denis, 25 years, Anglican, 6 March 2016
- Ezema, Leo 25 years, Roman Catholic, 13 September 2017
- Ezeugwu, Chidi, 25 years, Roman Catholic, 16 March 2018
- Nwayi-Uzo, Nnenna, 75 years, Roman Catholic, 3 June 2017
- Ikeokwu, Chimuanya, 27 years, Anglican, 13 May 2017
- Jonathan, Ikechukwu, 50 years, Anglican, 15 May 2017
- Okpe, Obinna, 60 years, cultural revivalist/traditionalist, 10 June 2018
- Ozioko, Christian, 38 years, Roman Catholic, 20 October 2017
- Ude, Charles, 40 years, Roman Catholic, 15 May 2018
- Ugwu, Fabian, 23 year, Roman Catholic, 10 July 2018
- Ugwuokeja, Eze, 75 years, traditionalist, 16 March 2018