Fraudsters Now Threaten Unsuspecting Nigerians With Jungle Justice – Tonto Dikeh

Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh has come out to expose a new scam method that some unscrupulous Nigerians employ to swindle unsuspecting masses of their hard-earned money.

She recently had her say via her social media page, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, these people now approach their targets by public crying and accusing them of making a fake transfer for something they allegedly bought, causing a crowd to gather which would then put their target under pressure to either pay up or risk facing jungle justice.

Tonto added that the general public should stay vigilant and safe henceforth because outside is super wild.

Her words, “Beware: Someone could approach you in public, crying and wailing, accusing you of making a fake transfer for something you allegedly bought. A crowd gathers, tensions rise, and you’re forced to either pay up or rush facing jungle justice.

Now imagine the embarrassment, wasted time, potential property loss, or even harm to yourself before any help arrives.

Stay vigilant and stay safe because outside is wild these days.”

WOW.

Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in The New York Times. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed-upon definition for the term, which has made it a subject to several controversies.

The origin of the term “Nollywood” remains unclear; Jonathan Haynes traced the earliest usage of the word to a 2002 article by Matt Steinglass in the New York Times, where it was used to describe Nigerian cinema.

Charles Igwe noted that Norimitsu Onishi also used the name in a September 2002 article he wrote for the New York Times. The term continues to be used in the media to refer to the Nigerian film industry, with its definition later assumed to be a portmanteau of the words “Nigeria” and “Hollywood”, the American major film hub.

Film-making in Nigeria is divided largely along regional, and marginally ethnic and religious lines. Thus, there are distinct film industries – each seeking to portray the concern of the particular section and ethnicity it represents. However, there is the English-language film industry which is a melting pot for filmmaking and filmmakers from most of the regional industries.