Afrobeats singer Skales has identified extrajudicial punishments as the reason Nigeria has a lower crime rate compared to the United Kingdom.

In a recent interview on Just Vibes, Skales said criminals in Nigeria are aware that they could be melted extrajudicial punishments if caught, so they are not as courageous as those in the UK.

“There is lesser crime in Nigeria compared to the UK because they know if they [criminals] get caught, there is jungle justice. They burn you alive,” he said.

The singer, however, said he does not support or encourage jungle justice due to its extrajudicial nature.

Elsewhere in the interview, Skales spoke about afrobeats as a musical style.

He stated that no one can pinpoint how the genre is supposed to sound, stressing that it is more of an umbrella term for different musical styles than a genre.