Blasphemy, witchcraft: Cases of jungle justice escalate in Nigeria

Blasphemy, witchcraft: Cases of jungle justice escalate in Nigeria

Apart from the activities of bloodthirsty bandits, terrorists and other assailants causing mayhem in the country, several citizens have also lost their lives following extrajudicial killings called jungle justice. Jungle justice, an ugly trend common in most African countries, is a form of public extrajudicial killing where an alleged criminal is publicly humiliated, beaten and subsequently executed by an angry mob. Many of these incidents are l…