The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission retrieved $700 million from overseas accounts during recent operations. Officials also traced N7.3 billion linked to incomplete local government projects across Nigeria's Northwest and Northeast regions. Chairman Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu announced these recoveries during a media meeting with journalists held in Kano on Thursday. The agency seized additional assets from corrupt individuals totaling 14 buildings, 25 land plots, and three agricultural properties.
A joint survey by UNODC and NBS revealed that citizens increasingly reject corrupt practices across northern territories. The Northwest region leads Nigeria with a 76 percent refusal rate of bribes, while the Northeast maintains a 60 percent resistance rate. Reported bribery cases climbed from 4.7 percent in 2019 to 13.4 percent by 2023. Formal responses to these reports increased threefold during the same timeframe. Aliyu promised enhanced technology deployment and expanded operations across all 36 states to strengthen anti-corruption efforts nationwide.
A joint survey by UNODC and NBS revealed that citizens increasingly reject corrupt practices across northern territories. The Northwest region leads Nigeria with a 76 percent refusal rate of bribes, while the Northeast maintains a 60 percent resistance rate. Reported bribery cases climbed from 4.7 percent in 2019 to 13.4 percent by 2023. Formal responses to these reports increased threefold during the same timeframe. Aliyu promised enhanced technology deployment and expanded operations across all 36 states to strengthen anti-corruption efforts nationwide.
