The 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 jungle ...

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says jungle justice is a violation of human rights, hence, it must end. In a statement on Monday, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the force spokesperson, said jungle justice affects ...

According to SB Morgen's report, 279 mob justice incidents happened, leading to the death of at least 391 individuals between 2019 and May 2022, of which 223 of the cases happened in the South while ...

The incessant increase in cases of mob action in the nation most often than not are allegedly blamed on dysfunctional, corrupt judiciary systems and law enforcement which has lost its credibility. A ...

Experts hold strong and common opinions that jungle justice is a time-bomb waiting to destroy Nigeria if nothing urgently is done, blaming weak legal system and tribalism for the persistent cases of ...

SIR: Recently, newspapers reported that a fast rising comedian was killed by vigilante group in Ikorodu, Lagos State because he was suspected to be a member of the cult group that has been terrorizing ...

Jungle justice, also known as mob justice or extrajudicial killing, remains a deeply troubling and entrenched phenomenon in Nigeria. Despite repeated condemnations from human rights groups, this ...

According to Change in Africa (2021), at least one person is tortured or killed every day by enraged mobs who take the law into their own hands. The report highlights that Cameroon and Nigeria record ...

The Lagos State police says it has recovered the charred body of a jungle justice victim, effectively closing the case. A statement from the Command said the charred remains of the robbery suspect who ...