Jungle justice for 2 poor cassava thieves in A’Ibom

                                                                                      

Two suspected cassava thieves were stripped, beaten and wounded for allegedly stealing cassava Tuesday at Akwa Ibom state, south-south Nigeria.

Barrister Inibehe Effiong, a human rights lawyer dropped this bombshell in his twitter handle.

Effiong, who is also the convener, Coalition of Human Rights Defenders said the farm caught the duo and raised an alarm which attracted residents to the scene.

His words: "Stripped, beaten & wounded for allegedly stealing cassava. Jungle justice for the poor, rule of law for the rich."

This is one among many other cases of jungle justice recorded in the country.