Nigeria Police Declare National Homicide Investigations Against Mob Justice, Cheering and Recording

From Abuja, Nigeria, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Tunde Disu, has declared that all incidents of extrajudicial mob violence and “jungle justice” across Nigeria will now be formally investigated and prosecuted as homicide.

In a public address responding to circulating videos of viral mob attacks including a recent incident recorded in the Ekosodin community near the University of Benin (UNIBEN) police leadership warned that observers, cheerleaders, and those filming the acts are equally liable under the law. The following are the key highlights of the directive:

The police force urged citizens to refrain from taking the law into their own hands and to surrender apprehended suspects directly to legal authorities for investigation and trial.