One moment you’re accused, the next you’re gone—no judge, no jury, just the wrath of an angry crowd. Mob justice in Kenya has long been a brutal reality, a fast and fatal response to crime fueled by ...

Local Government Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said mob justice would be brought under control. “Of course, it will be controlled. The law and order situation, which deteriorated to some ...

Incidents of mob justice have surged across Kenya, reflecting deep-seated frustrations with the country's criminal justice system. [File, Standard] The National Police Service (NPS) has issued a stern ...

A murder investigation is underway in Khayelitsha after residents allegedly took matters into their own hands in a mob ...

Sir: For far too long, the issue of mob justice has become a recurring decimal in our national life such that many have become inured to it and accepted it as the norm. Contrary to what many may think ...

In this piece, BOLA BAMIGBOLA reports that the arraignment of an Osogbo-based Imam and four others over the death of a worshipper during early morning prayers has once again drawn attention to the ...

Most jungle justice victims in Nigeria are later discovered to be innocent of the crimes they were accused of. According to Change in Africa (2021), at least one person is tortured or killed every day ...

The killing highlights the recurring problem of mob justice in northern Nigeria, where accusations of blasphemy have often resulted in extrajudicial killings despite repeated calls for due process.

Mobs play God whenever they visit jungle justice on suspected offenders. They level the accusation, confirm guilt and summarily execute punishment, all in one swoop without giving the suspect an ...