The Federal Government has revealed its consideration of the growing demand for the establishment of an International Anti-Corruption Court.
According to The PUNCH, this move is seen as a significant shift in the government’s strategy for global anti-corruption efforts.
The government emphasized the detrimental impact of corruption on Nigeria’s development, stability, and prosperity.
During the 33rd Anti-Corruption Situation Room event in Abuja, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), who was represented by Deputy Director (Public Prosecution) Yusuf Abdullahi Abdulkadir, made this announcement.
The event was organized by the Human and Environmental Development Agenda Resource Centre in collaboration with Integrity Initiatives International.
Abdulkadir said, “Nigeria, as a country that has been deeply affected by corruption, could benefit significantly from the establishment of an IACC. Such a court could provide a platform to address cases that involve individuals and assets located abroad, often tied to grand corruption schemes that have a devastating impact on Nigeria’s development efforts.
“It could serve as an additional tool to complement and strengthen the nation’s domestic anti-corruption efforts. The corrosive impact of corruption on Nigeria’s development, stability, and prosperity cannot be overstated.”
The AGF characterised corruption as “a cancer that knows no boundaries, undermines trust, weakens institutions, impedes economic growth, and perpetuates social injustice” and warned that it posed “a great threat to the stability, progress, and development of nations around the world.”
