In recent years, the disturbing rise of mob or jungle justice in Nigeria has become a deeply troubling social phenomenon.
Most jungle justice victims in Nigeria are later discovered to be innocent of the crimes they were accused of. According to Change in Africa (2021), at least one person is tortured or killed every day ...
The recent increased frenzy in media reports of “jungle justice” on the streets of Nigeria gives serious cause for concern. Please note that I said “increased frenzy in media reports” and NOT the ...
Despite its brutality, some Nigerians justify jungle justice as a necessary evil. They argue that police corruption, delayed justice, and perceived impunity make legal redress unreliable. While ...
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Mob action barbaric
IT is troubling that mob action continues to assume frightening dimensions in Nigeria despite its illegality and the innocence of some of the victims after the fact.The latest incidents occurred in a ...
Sir: I received with horror the news of yet another attack on travellers in Plateau State. Young men from Jos, simply trying to earn a living, were killed on their way to Pankshin in a reprisal ...
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