Anambra’s Commissioner of Police, CP Aderemi Adeoye, has issued a warning to locals not to enforce the law on their own in the event of criminal activity.
According to Adeoye, the command will no longer support circumstances in which individuals practise “jungle justice” by lynching suspects to death without a court appearance.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, stated in a statement on Friday that the CP has stated that those who committed the crimes would face murder charges.
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Any mob lynching of a criminal suspect, in his opinion, is bestial and worse than the victims.
According to the PPRO, two individuals were taken into custody for their possible involvement in a recent mob lynching that claimed the lives of suspected criminals.
After stealing a phone, a mob kills the culprit. Three years in jail is the penalty for phone theft.
“Murder is a capital crime, and lynchers are guilty of it since the courts have not appointed anyone from outside the legal system to try, convict, or execute suspects,” the speaker stated.
