The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar on
Wednesday blamed inadequate funding and political interference as key factors
inhibiting the successful fight against corruption in the country.
Abubakar added that it has become a difficult terrain for
security operatives who have to sustain the fight against corruption and make
critical arrests with meagre salaries.
The police chief made this disclosure at the maiden edition
of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission
(ICPC) Law Report in Abuja.
Some legal practitioners present at the event, also urged
the government to impose an anti-corruption levy on all current account holders
in the country to ease the problem of funding in anti-graft agencies.
The lawyers blamed the actions of political office holders
and security operatives for the poor rating by Transparency International,
global civil society organisation leading the fight against corruption.
The agency in 2012 ranked Nigeria as the 139th most corrupt
country in the world.
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Abiodun Layonu called on the
federal government to empower the anti-graft agencies through better funding.
Chairman of the ICPC, Mr Nta Ekpo also called for the
improvement of the conditions of security operatives in the country.
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