Vigilante violence is so prevalent in Nigeria that suspicion of petty theft can get one killed. Experts say Nigeria must reform its justice and police systems to deter it. Readers may find parts of ...

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 Nigerian Police Force (NPF) on Sunday, October 20, condemned what it described as dangerous and abhorrent trend of jungle justice. The police cautioned the general public on the consequences of ...

Please note that I said “increased frenzy in media reports” and NOT the jungle justice itself; for that has always been with us like the saying goes, “from time immemorial”! Though the media is now ...

Afrobeats singer Skales has caused a controversy following his recent claim that the fear of extrajudicial punishments, commonly known as “jungle justice,” plays a key role in keeping Nigeria’s crime ...

Famous afrobeats singer Skales has linked Nigeria’s lower crime rate to the widespread practice of extrajudicial punishments. In an interview on Just Vibes shared on X on Wednesday, Skales argued that ...

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's main opposition on Monday said President Muhammadu Buhari's threat to use soldiers to deal with any attempts to tamper with voting material during a delayed vote was a ...