Corruption, major cause of insecurity ICPC
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By Alice Ekpang, Abuja
Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, Professor Bolaji Owasanoye, has identified corruption as the most potent factor responsible for rising security challenges in the country.
Owasanoye stated this while delivering a goodwill message at the opening ceremony of a capacity-building workshop for the House of Representatives’ Committee on Anti-Corruption with the theme, “The role of the legislature in the fight against corruption” organized by a German foundation, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in partnership with the House Committee on Anti-Corruption.
Owasanoye noted that proper legislature, appropriation, oversight and scrutiny of public accounts would have prevented the drift into the kind of insecurity that presently engulfs the nation.
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The leader of the terrorists that abducted 23 students of Greenfield University in Kaduna on April 18 is Sani Jalingo. Everybody knows this. Our security agencies are aware. After killing five of the students, Jalingo repeatedly calls the parents of the remaining students still in captivity, threatening to kill the abductees if the demand for N100 million ransom is not met. This terrorist uses GSM phone to communicate with the distraught parents. Jalingo is using one of the GSM lines our rash Communications Minister, Isa Pantami, told us if registered and linked to NIN, would be easily traced when used for criminal activities. Pantami’s codswallop NIN has failed to yield any result. Jalingo even called and granted an interview to the Voice of America (VOA), Hausa service, to press for his demand for ransom and 10 new Honda motorcycles.
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Fri May 07 2021
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, about a week ago, signed into law a bill establishing an agency with sweeping powers over corruption investigation and prosecution in the state. The bill, titled: “Lagos State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission Law”, was sponsored by the executive. When it comes into operation it will take over the investigation of all anti-corruption and financial crime cases involving the finances and assets of the state government.
The commission shall have exclusive powers to investigate corruption and financial crimes related to the state government. Such cases include corruption and financial crimes, abuse of office, offences relating to administration of justice, obtaining by false pretense, cybercrime, fake news, interception of emails and fraudulent dealings with debtors.
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Muhammad Babandede, the Comptroller-General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has warned job seekers paying money to secure employment, that immigration job wasn’t for sale.
Babandede gave the warning on Friday in Abuja at a media chat on the NIS ongoing recruitment exercise, NAN reports.
He explained that some of its officers were arrested for extorting money from desperate job seekers and handed over to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for prosecution.
He said, “Immigration jobs aren’t for sale and we’ve arrested so many people in respect of fraudulent activities and deception about our ongoing recruitment exercise.
The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Professor BolajiOwasanoye, has said that corruption is the greatest challenge of the country at the moment.
Professor Owasanoye, who spoke at a capacity-building workshop for members of the House of Representatives Committee on Anti-Corruption, in Abuja, said that corruption was responsible for all the negative indexes the country was known for.
He observed, “Corruption is the enemy of development and good governance. Corruption is Nigeria’s greatest challenge and is directly associated with national security challenges, current economic decline, poverty expansion, reduced life expectancy, high mortality and deteriorating livelihood experienced by citizens.”