A man said to be a pastor and an unidentified married woman were stripped naked in Iguomon Community of Benin, Edo State, after they were caught in sexual act.
The public humiliation was caught in a viral video that circulated online on Monday.
Some of those who witnessed the scene, confirmed that the pastor, whose identity was not immediately known, had been having an affair with the woman before they were eventually caught.
Angry youths reportedly dragged the pair out of a house, stripped the pastor completely naked, and sat him on the bare floor.
The woman was also dragged, taunted, and later stripped naked by a lady among the mob.
The incident attracted a large crowd, with some residents recording the spectacle on their mobile phones.
A popular Edo state based activist, Marxist Kola Edokpayi of the Talakawa Parliament, who shared the video line, frowned at the treatment meted out to the duo, maintaining that jungle justice should not be encouraged as it could lead to death.
Edokpayi said that the incident should have been reported to the police for proper investigation for appropriate steps.
He said, “We condemn jungle justice in its entirety and what the people did in that community cannot be justified. The matter should have been reported to the police who will take appropriate action.”
