Combating Corruption among Public Servants in Nigeria

Corruption in Nigeria has reached an alarming proportion with the result that successive governments have made efforts at reducing the scourge. One of such modest efforts was the establishment of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The study examined the challenges of EFCC in its fight against Nigerians involved in financial crimes. The main objective of this study is to examine the challenges of EFCC in combating corruption in Nigeria. The study adopted the survey method using a sample size of 353 respondents, calculated using Yamane formula. The interview methods were adopted for some EFCC field officers and residents of four metropolis selected through lucky dip to sample their opinion on how well EFCC was doing. The Chi-square analytical technique was used in testing the hypothesis. The findings of the study reveals that the EFCC is saddled with the problem of inadequacy of funds coupled with political interference and absence of autonomy. The study recommends amongst others that EFCC should be adequately funded and that EFCC must be given a freehand to operate.

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Dr. Abubakar, Y. Idu, the Ag. Registrar, Kogi State University, Anyigba, Nigeria was born on 5th April, 1958. He obtained the B.A. Degree in History (Education) in 1988 from University of Maiduguri and obtained MPA from the University of Nigeria in 1992, M.Sc. and Ph.D. in 2011 and 2014 respectively from Kogi State University, Nigeria.