Nigeria: Jungle Justice - That Evil Must End

18 November 2012
opinion

Some Nigerians no longer ... hold value for human lives and respect for the law of the land by resorting to jungle justice as the best judgement for any criminal that falls into their hands. In this piece, Kehinde Ajobiewe takes you through some opinions of experts on how such barbaric acts can be addressed.

Just like the families and friends of Ugonna, Lloyd, Tekena and Chidiaka, who were victims of the brutal mob lynching in Aluu community of Rivers State recently, so many families had been thrown into mourning and made to be haunted by the gruesome manner in which their loved ones were killed.

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