Corruption

Military Corruption Is To Blame For Nigeria’s Escalating Insecurity – ICPC

Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, the chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), said on Friday that corruption among the police, military, and civil workers is to blame for the country's escalating insecurity. "At face value, insecurity is seen as, and is sometimes treated as, a matter requiring only a military response or reaction, but an in-depth look into its possible root cause(s) shows that corruption is a major contributory factor to the continued existence and propagation of insecurity in the country," the ICPC Chairman said during a one-day "Policy Dialogue on Corruption and Insecurity in Nigeria" in Abuja. To effectively battle insecurity, we need the cooperative efforts of Security Agencies (the military, intelligence, Police, Customs, Prisons,…

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