Jungle Justice PSA

Bovi is a Naija comedian and he has become one of my favorites with this public service announcement. When I first saw the video I was actually very scared that this was going to be another lynching and I really was close to tears when I saw the tire...Bovi go kill person with hypertension o

The PSA actually covers why we as a society need to get rid of jungle justice. It can stand as a Naija film on its own sef. The PSA mentioned the law (which is rarely mentioned or even respected in Naija). When people call ole! make una hand am to the police, dem go hand am to the law and na the law go deal with am. Granted Naija's legal system has a ways to go but if we can at least allow others to exercise their right to a trial instead of being the judge, jury and executioner, Naija would be a bit well off.

And then, we can tackle our legal system. Hopefully this PSA makes it on the radio and on the television channels.

young boy burnt for stealing a necklace in nigeria

In Nigeria a boy was beaten, burned and killed for allegedly stealing a necklace. A Nairaland user succinctly describes the event.

"A man lying in the pool of his own blood. . .a mob gathered with sticks and stones and continues [sic] to brutally inflict pains on the already dying man in the presence of several hundred others. . . .not satisfied with their conquest, they set him on fire the first time, . . . . .the man, even though already weak having lost so much blood, stood up from the ground and ran in pain. . . . the mob went after him with sticks and everything, they couldn't afford [to] let him get away, he must die they thought to themselves. . . , . .they caught up with him in a flash and kicked him even harder than they ever did, blood spluttered all over his face, he finally gave up the fight to live. . .he lay in the street waiting for his final moments. . . .the mob was glad he gave up the fight, they soaked the already dying man in gasoline, and right in the presence of hundreds of witnesses, they set him ablaze. . .they killed him!!!"

- violent from Nairaland, pg. 2 "My God!...they Killed Him!"

A young boy burnt to death for stealing necklace... by naijanedu

The sadistic Jungle Justice that permeates Nigeria is disturbing. The young boy allegedly stole a necklace, allegedly.

Those rust stains are actually chocolate covered Swarovski crystals.

The mob beat him up. They had done that which the Nigerian police would have done.

The police is your friend, to force you down and render you helpless while the others jeer.

Then they went the extra mile to set him on fire. And towards the end of the video, you can hear him calling "Jesus." Religion is the opium of the masses, and seriously something else. The same people who killed him will readily attend their place of worship screaming Jesus.