Why “Jungle Justice” Costs Innocent Nigerians Their Lives

Nigeria Daily

Nigeria Daily
Why “Jungle Justice” Costs Innocent Nigerians Their Lives
Feb 21, 2022
Lilian Ogazi, Mardia Umar



The prevalence of “instant justice” as a form of punishment for criminal suspects seems to have increased in Nigeria with a lot of cases not reported by the media. 

Many Nigerians have resorted to taking the law into their own hands and, often, the victims are innocent citizens.

In this episode of Nigeria Daily, we discuss the worrying trend of jungle justice in Nigeria.