The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related
Offences Commission says it has begun arresting civil
servants who live beyond their means, adding that it
seized 61 houses from one female public servant.
The commission also revealed that it would soon begin
publishing a list of the most corrupt Ministries,
Departments and Agencies.
The Chairman of the ICPC, Mr. Ekpo Nta, said this while
addressing participants of the National Institute for
Policy and Strategic Studies at the Abuja headquarters
of the agency on Friday.
Speaking on the theme, ‘The role of the ICPC in the War
Against Corruption: Mandate, Strategies and
Challenges’, the ICPC boss said, “We are developing
scorecard like Transparency International which rates
countries as to the level of corruption of countries. We
have developed one for ministries departments and
agencies. Hopefully, we know those who will take the
first prize.”
Nta added that once the 2016 Budget is passed, the
ICPC would begin monitoring how monies are being
spent.
He revealed that the commission had begun prosecuting
public servants that live beyond their means.
“From one of the employees of one of the organisations,
we seized about 61 or 62 houses in an estate. The
matter is in court so I can’t say too much but I want to
say that the officer was not a man. We do prosecution
but also try to seize the assets acquired (through
corrupt means) so that apart from prosecution, we can
strip you of the assets within and outside the country,”
he said.
Nta said the ICPC is also investigating university
lecturers who demand sex from female students in
return for good grades.
He said even though it was the role of the police to
investigate cases of sexual harassment and rape, it was
also the role of the ICPC to investigate cases bordering
on abuse of office.
Nta said, “We have special teams that investigate
universities here. Quite a number of students that have
spent more than the statutory period, like young girls
who have spent eight years for a four-year programme
because they refused to do what should not be done. We
got involved and they have graduated and we are still
looking at the possibility of prosecution.”
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