Tag: lynching

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Op-ed EditorJanuary 11, 2017

Omoigui Osasogie: Jungle Justice [NEXT]

by Omoigui Osasogie Jungle Justice is the concept and act of disregarding the rule of law and taking matters into ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaDecember 2, 2016

How Police saved bank MD from being lynched by customers

The Managing Director of Kesley Mega Micro-Finance Bank, Mr Kingsley Ubenyi, was saved from being lynched by aggrieved customers by the ...

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Op-ed EditorNovember 23, 2016

Opinion: Lagos lynchings, jungle justice and the Law

by Festus Ogun Nigeria is a country blessed with virtually ‘everything’ needed for the upkeep of a fine and sane ...

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Op-ed EditorNovember 21, 2016

Opinion: It’s time to outlaw ‘jungle justice’ in Nigeria

by Tony Ogunlowo For as long as one can remember there has always been ‘jungle justice’ in Nigeria. All it takes ...

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ToluNovember 20, 2016

Dangote visits Peter Okoye in his new home | Top 10 photos from last week

We bring you 10 of the most fascinating, touching and downright gory sights from last week. The beautiful moment President ...

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ToluNovember 20, 2016

MMM’s generosity, 360 House of Reps members who refused to trek | Here are last week’s winners and losers

This week, we took a thorough look at the most reported events across the world and we decided that our ...

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Op-ed EditorNovember 19, 2016

Opinion: Our collective definition of justice in Nigeria

by Rahaman Abiola Toheeb There is something sinister about the way we think and about our collective definition and understanding of ...

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Op-ed EditorNovember 19, 2016

Opinion: Of mob justice, the Boy (7 or 17) and our road to anarchy

by Aigbokhan Emmanuel On Nov. 16, a rather gruesome video detailing the lynching of a “7 year old boy” circulated ...

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Isime EseneNovember 19, 2016

Special report: The mob action in Orile is one grisly incident too many

by Usman Alabi Early this week the internet was inundated with a video showing a young man said to be ...

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Isime EseneNovember 18, 2016

The lynched boy is not 7-years old, but does it matter? + more on The Slab with Isime

Tolu Omoyeni, Emeka Nwankwo, and Biodun Laaro join Isime Esene on The Slab and this week it’s about the 7-year old ...

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Op-ed EditorNovember 18, 2016

Opinion: The MOB in all of us

by Ugochukwu Nnamdi Ukamba There is nothing as dangerous as a mob –of any sort! We have, at some point ...

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Op-ed EditorNovember 17, 2016

The Thread: “If I was there, I’d have bought the petrol myself…” | These tweets by @Harri_Obi examines why lynching happens

Yesterday, this photo below circulated on social media, calling the attention of people to a seven year old boy who had ...

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Kolapo OlapojuDecember 21, 2014

Suicide bombing: 2 female students escape lynching in Minna

by Panshak Ibrahim   Two female students barely escaped being lynched after being suspected to be suicide bombers. The incident ...

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Kolapo OlapojuSeptember 12, 2014

Three kids accused of witchcraft escape lynching in Akwa Ibom

by Kolapo Olapoju Following the death of their father, who was accused of witchcraft, three children were almost lynched by ...

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Op-Ed EditorAugust 28, 2014

Opinion: The Lynching of Nuhu Ribadu by the ‘progressives’

by Chris Ngwodo Nuhu Ribadu’s defection from the All Progressive Congress to the ruling People’s Democratic Party has been greeted ...

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February 1, 2013

“Everyone is tired of him…”: 85-year-old serial child molester escapes lynching in Somolu

by Akan Ido An 85-year-old man who resides in the Somolu area of Lagos yesterday escaped being lynched by mothers ...

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November 1, 2012

#GrippingTales: Before we nail Aluu to the cross, we are all guilty

by Editi Effiong But guilt is easier to share behind the anonymity of community. So I will face my shame, ...

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October 11, 2012

“Policemen were there when they lynched my son” – Mother of #Aluu4 victim

by Stanley Azuakola Chinwe Biringa, mother of Chiadika Biringa, one of the four University of Port Harcourt students lynched last ...

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October 9, 2012

Not again! Edo state govt official lynched by mob of traders at Oba Market dies

by Isi Esene An operative of the Edo State Environmental Protection and Regulatory Unit, Henry Isibor, has died from injuries ...

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