Bamenda Jungle Justice:Angry mob lynch suspected robber

A suspected robber has been lynched to death by an angry mob in Bamenda,North West Region of Cameroon

It was the end of the road for a suspected robber who was lynched to death and burnt by an angry mob at Below Foncha neighbourhood of Bamenda, in the early hours of today, Tuesday 9th August 2016.

According to unconfirmed reports, the victim had tried to steal a motorbike  early in the morning in the area , when some residents mobilized and went after him.The unfortunate victim was beaten and burnt to death.The corpse was left unidentified on the street for a while till the authorities and took it away to a nearby mortuary.

Bamenda and Jungle Justice

Bamenda is becoming notorius of handing suspected criminals over to the hands and mercy of an angry mob. Two wrongs don’t make a right, not now, not ever. At least every criminal in the law court is considered innocent till proven guilty. With the increasing rate of jungle justice in Bamenda and other parts of Cameroon, it is feared that people will begin to see life as nothing to be preserved.

Has jungle justice reduced the level of crimes perpetuated in the community? The answer is no; it never will.  As  matter of truth, burning and gruesomely degrading human beings is a greater evil; it is an outright violation of human rights. Jungle justice reduces human life and dignity to zero and this is why some people can afford to call us Africans as barbarians.