Jungle justice explained
Jungle justice or mob justice is a form of public extrajudicial killings which can be found in Nigeria and Cameroon, where an alleged criminal is publicly humiliated, beaten and summarily executed by vigilantes or an angry mob.[1] [2] [3] Treatments can vary from a "muddy treatment", where the alleged criminal is forced to roll in mud for hours[4] to severe beatings followed by execution by necklacing. This form of street justice occurs where a dysfunctional and corrupt judiciary system and law enforcement have "lost all credibility. European principles of justice have likewise become discredited."[5] [6]
Notable examples include the Bakassi Boys and the Aluu four lynching.
See also
Notes and References
- https://books.google.com/books?id=drCQBAAAQBAJ&dq=jungle+justice+cameroon&pg=PA119 Cameroon's predicament, Peter Tse Angwafo, p 119
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8021468.stm Nigeria's vigilante 'jungle justice', BBC News
- http://answersafrica.com/jungle-justice-a-vicious-violation-of-human-rights-in-africa.html Jungle Justice: A Vicious Violation if Human Rights in Africa, Amara Onu
- http://pulse.ng/gist/jungle-justice-cable-thief-given-muddy-treatment-in-anambra-graphic-photos-id5655318.html Cable thief given muddy treatment in Anambra (Graphic Photos), Pulse
- https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-modern-african-studies/article/the-bakassi-boys-fighting-crime-in-nigeria/B0010CE5758024660AFCDA7DFAF76C2A The Bakassi Boys: fighting crime in Nigeria, Johannes Harnischfeger, The Journal of Modern African Studies
- http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/23188500/human-security-problem-jungle-mob-justice-cameroon Human Security and the Problem of Jungle (Mob) Justice in Cameroon, Samah, 2006
