***Command contradicts narrative: Officers overpowered
By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo
The lynching of Malama Ummulkhair Muhammad in Maraban Jos, Kaduna State, has once again exposed the deadly consequences of mob justice and renewed troubling questions about the ability of law enforcement agencies to protect citizens placed in their custody.
What began as an allegation of child theft ended in one of the most horrific acts of jungle justice in recent years, leaving behind a grieving husband, four young children, a traumatised community and difficult questions about how a woman who should have been protected ended up being lynched and burnt alive by an enraged crowd.
The tragedy has also revived painful memories of Maraban Jos, a community that has witnessed previous episodes of mob violence.
