The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has said corruption can be more effectively tackled through preventive education rather than relying solely on prosecution after offences have been committed.
The ICPC Chairman, Dr Musa Adamu-Aliyu (SAN), stated this at the closing of a two-day workshop on integrating the teaching of anti-corruption into Nigerian universities and the Nigerian Law School on Friday in Kano.
The workshop, themed “Institutionalizing Anti-Corruption in Nigerian Legal Training,” was organised by the ICPC in collaboration with the Nigerian Law School.
Adamu-Aliyu said corruption is often addressed after the damage has already been done, stressing that the fight against the menace should begin with the formation of character and ethical values among future legal practitioners.
“Corruption is rarely defeated in the courtroom after the damage has been done. It is prevented much earlier through the formation of character and values in young professionals,” he said.
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