The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, Musa Aliyu (SAN), has said Nigeria cannot defeat corruption through arrests and prosecutions alone, stressing that the country’s anti-corruption campaign must begin in classrooms, where values and professional ethics are formed.
Aliyu made the remarks on Friday at the ICPC and Nigerian Law School Kano Zonal Workshop on Integrating Anti-Corruption Education into Nigerian Universities and the Nigerian Law School.
He said corruption continues to impose enormous costs on ordinary Nigerians by weakening institutions, undermining justice, slowing development and eroding public trust.
“The public pays for corruption,” he said, adding that the fight against the menace requires a stronger focus on prevention through education.
According to the ICPC chairman, while investigation and prosecution remain key aspects of the commission’s mandate, preventing corruption by instilling ethical values in future professionals is equally important.
“There is no more fertile ground for
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