Jungle justice: Can Nigeria end the reign of mob violence?

‘The criminal justice system takes a long time, and people want justice immediately.’

Originally published on Global Voices

Nigerian policemen and women. Image by AMISOM Public Information on Flickr (CC0 1.0 Universal)

By Pamela Ephraim and Adewale Fajana 

In Nigeria, jungle justice, a form of extrajudicial punishment carried out by mobs or communities who take the law into their own hands, is quite prevalent. Amnesty International reports at least 555 documented jungle...