Nigerian government has announced closure of 21 illegal
universities and fake National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) camps across
the country.
This is made known yesterday by the Chairman of Independent Corrupt
Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Professor
Bolaji Owasanoye, during a one-day interactive seminar for religious
leaders in Kebbi State.
The ICPC boss, while speaking on the seminar’s theme: ‘Corruption is a sin against God and a crime against humanity, reject it’, noted that the commission had to adopt an holistic approach to combat corruption.
He said: “To effectively address the pervasive nature of
corruption in the society, the commission adopted a holistic approach to
combating corruption, through the combination of enforcement,
prevention and public education strategies.”
The ICPC chairman said to ensure prevention and public
enlightenment, the commission embarked on integrity outreach programmes,
such as “sanitation of the universities and other tertiary
institutions, which led to the closure of illegal universities and
prosecution of their proprietors”.
“We closed 21 illegal degree awarding institutions and fake
NYSC camps across Nigeria. We are prosecuting their proprietors now,” he said.
Owasanoye, represented by Jimoh Bulus Mai, ICPC Sokoto Office
Officer, added that the commission embarked on interactive forum with
religious leaders to enlighten them on ICPC Act 2000 and challenge them
to make positive impact on anti-graft war in Nigeria.
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