EFFECT OF CORRUPTION IN NIGERIAN POLICE POLICE

EFFECT  OF CORRUPTION IN NIGERIAN POLICE

ABSTRACT

This research work was focused on the effect of corruption in Nigeria police. The main objective of this research is to show corruption as a cankerworm that affects the Nigeria police. Corruption in Nigeria has become so bad that corruption is now a policy problem of the government, so it is the objective of this research to x-ray the effect of corrupt practices in Nigeria police service with a sample size o 50 respondent we adopted the percentage method of analysis and found that corruption has eaten deep into the use of public servant and has made warthese recommendation adequate for corrupt officer rotation of duties and reward for those who are corrupt free.

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1      Background of the Study

One of the challenges facing national development and economic growth in Nigeria is corruption. The former military regime of 1983-1998 justified their overthrow of the government on the basis of corruption. In addition, the former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, during his first term inauguration speech identified corruption as “the country’s biggest problem, that pervades all aspects of human life: from the home to both public and private institutions” (Igbuzor, 2008:21 and Adebayo 2005:94). The corruption has become a widespread phenomenon that has deeply permeated into the core of society and has almost become the normal way of life. Preye Inokoba and Weleayan Ibegu (2011:283) have observed that “corruption generally has eaten so deep into Nigeria‘s body politics that its practice is seen more like a societal norm than an exception.” People have internalized the belief that hard work, honesty and integrity, which contribute to the essence of human kind, are no longer worthy principles since one can do very little to get or earn so much. Corrupt practices in Nigeria include bribery, fraud, embezzlement, extortion, favoritism and nepotism (Aluko, 2009:5). These practices have affected national development, political stability and good governance resulting in