Jungle justice HURIWA kicks as Cross River youths lynched Catholic sisters over alleged witchcraft. The Nigeria Police Force has been tasked by the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, to find and bring to justice certain Cross River youths who are claimed to have beaten and tortured two Catholic nuns to death over suspicions of witchcraft.
The assassination of the two Catholic sisters as they were leaving early morning Mass was denounced by HURIWA’s National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, in a statement. He further underlined that jungle justice had no place in a civilized society.
Recall that on Saturday, at the Ebbaken community, Boje, in the Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State, two widows named Martina Osom and Rose Akon were allegedly killed by some teenagers after being accused of practicing witchcraft.
Devout Catholics, the victims were allegedly attacked and slain as they were returning from early morning prayers.
“The lynching of the two Catholic sisters is highly denounced,” said Onwubiko of HURIWA. It represents the worst kind of cruelty and is inhumane. Therefore, it is up to the police to find the murderers and bring them to justice. HURIWA suggests a severe penalty for the offenders as a deterrent.
“Jungle justice is incompatible with any civil society and needs to be eradicated using every constitutional right. For instance, Section 33(1) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution (as amended) reads as follows: “Everyone has the right to life, and no one shall be intentionally deprived of his or her life, except in execution of the sentence of a court in respect of a criminal offence of which he or she has been found guilty.”
Similar to this, Section 315 of the Criminal Code Act declares that “Anyone who illegally kills another is guilty of an act called murder or manslaughter, depending on the circumstances of the case.”
According to Section 220 of the Penal Code, culpable murder is defined as the intentional killing of another person. No one has the right to take another person’s life, according to Section 8(1) of the Administration of Criminal and Justice Act (2015).
Similar to this, Section 315 of the Criminal Code Act declares that “Anyone who illegally kills another is guilty of an act called murder or manslaughter, depending on the circumstances of the case.”
According to Section 220 of the Penal Code, culpable murder is defined as the intentional killing of another person. No one has the right to take another person’s life, according to Section 8(1) of the Administration of Criminal and Justice Act (2015).
