Jungle Justice: Alleged Hand Robber Burnt to Death in Akwa Ibom State
In a tragic turn of events, the capital city of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, last weekend witness a tragic even, as a gang of hand robbers, notorious for their relentless attacks in the city, some month ago they attacked a particular student Lodge and in the cause of robbing a final year student of Accounting was short to death in the spot, was rushed to the hospital they was nothing the doctors could do to bring back his live, haven done that, last week the same went in to rob the city again and this time one of them faced the wrath of enraged locals, the men of the city rose up and formed a community police, on their guard for this notorious robbers, This act was what led to the capturing of one of the robbers and subsequent burning of one alleged robber, sparking debates and concerns about the prevalence of vigilante justice in the region.
According to eyewitness reports, and other information gathered, this set of robbers have been constantly attacking the residents of the capital city, building fear and insecurity in the hearts of many. This act of robbing had prompted widespread outcry and calls for action from local authorities. Despite the fact that these robbers instilled fear in the lives of the residents, they still took matters to hand as they apprehended one of the alleged robbers. One of the suspects was subject to jungle justice and was set ablaze in a grisly act that shocked onlookers.
There is an act commonly referred to as "jungle justice", which is condemned by the Nigerian law, but when matters like this happen with consistency and the government fails to provide adequate security to a particular city, the residents are pushed to take justice into hands, this act has sparked a lot of controversy and some many people condemning the act, While some residents hailed the action as a necessary measure to combat crime and restore order, others expressed grave concerns about the erosion of due process and the rule of law. What do you think? Is jungle justice the right thing? What do you think of the family of the final year student whom they took his life as a result of robbing?
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Civilized justice should work in all situations!
What are the facts that the burned is really a criminal?
Perhaps anger should be directed at the official responsible for justice?
This might be true, since the whole incident happened at night
оr maybe not🤷♂️ Sometimes I have legitimate business at night and I wouldn't want to be in his place.
This is what distinguishes justice from lynching: a lawyer can find evidence of innocence.
In this case, which facts no longer matter to the victim and relatives...
Sad! This should not happen in the modern civilized world, like a lot of other things!
This is so disheartening. An alternative justice should have been carried out instead of jungle justice
We can say that this was just a display of anger from the residents
That is why justice is administered by specially trained people who are able to keep their anger in check and make cold-blooded, informed decisions regarding the facts at hand. And not "someone thought something happened, shouted, the crowd was just a display of anger, and in the morning all those burned were declared а criminals...
In the system of all things jungle justice is not encourage, but situation has led to it occurrence in many parts of Nigeria and these circumstance should be anchor back to the governmtant.