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{{Short description|Form of extrajudicial punishment or killing}}Jungle justice or mob justice is a form of public extrajudicial killings which can be found in Nigeria and Cameroon, where an alleged criminal is publicly humiliated, beaten and summarily executed by vigilantes or an angry mob.Cameroon's predicament, Peter Tse Angwafo, p 119Nigeria's vigilante 'jungle justice', BBC NewsJungle Justice: A Vicious Violation if Human Rights in Africa, Amara Onu Treatments can vary from a "muddy treatment", where the alleged criminal is forced to roll in mud for hoursCable thief given muddy treatment in Anambra (Graphic Photos), Pulse to severe beatings followed by execution by necklacing. This form of street justice occurs where a dysfunctional and corrupt judiciary system and law enforcement have "lost all credibility. European principles of justice have likewise become discredited."The Bakassi Boys: fighting crime in Nigeria, Johannes Harnischfeger, The Journal of Modern African StudiesHuman Security and the Problem of Jungle (Mob) Justice in Cameroon, Samah, 2006{{dead link|date=November 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}Notable examples include the Bakassi Boys and the Aluu four lynching.

See also

• Frontier justice - Extrajudicial killings in the American Wild West

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