Panic as jungle justice persists

• From state to state, community to community, Nigerian mobs keep taking the law into their hands, as accusation becomes death sentence
 
By Olakunle Olafioye and Ngozi Nwoke
For Dr Afolabi, a Nigerian-born medical doctor based in the United States, a routine visit to Nigeria nearly ended in death recently.
On Tuesday, May 12, 2026, the doctor was driving his Lexus RX 330 SUV along the Eleyele–Ido Road in Ibadan when his journey took a terrifying turn. Around the 2nd Powerline area of Ologuneru, the presence of two girls, aged 15 and 12, inside his vehicle reportedly aroused suspicion. Before facts could be established, a frightening allegation began to spread: the doctor was ...