She disclosed this in Calabar during a Campaign Walk against jungle justice which was themed: Ending Mob Violence in our Communities.
She said this follows a ten year research on mob violence in the in the six geopolitics zones which shows that over 555 lives were lost to mob attacks.
“We conducted research for a period of two years documenting situations that happened across the country for a period of eleven years from 2012 to 2023.
“We found that over 555 people died as a result of mob violence meaning every year and average of 50 people die.
“The causes include allegations of witchcraft, allegations of stealing in a public space. Most times, people are killed without the allegations being proven”, she said.
She stressed that jungle justice is not justice and Nigerians should not to take the laws into their hands.
She also tasked the justice actors to ensure that cases are properly determined so they people can trust the system.
Also speaking, the Director General of the National Orientation Agency, NOA Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu called on Nigerians to do the right thing.
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