ICPC Chairman, Ekpo Nta
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has cautioned tertiary institutions in Nigeria against students’ extortion.
The spokesperson for the commission, Mr. Folu Olamiti, in a verbalization on Friday, verbalized the admonition followed petitions the ICPC received over extortion of levies from students.
He verbalized the petitions showed that a tertiary institution was extorting levies ranging from N20,000 to N40,000 from students preparing for the National Youth Service Corps scheme.
“Victims of this extortion are prospective corps members wishing to be mobilised for the NYSC scheme after spending two or more years at home after graduation,” he verbalized.
Olamiti verbalized the extortion was to ascertain final clearance for mobilisation for the August batch of the scheme.
He disclosed that the ICPC had commenced investigations into the matter and urged institutions involved to remedy the situation in the interest of the students.
Olamiti verbalized, “The petitions additionally designated that some institutions that over-subscribed their quota for admission into the Nigerian Law School had resorted to sending only names of candidates, who allegedly gave bribes or peddled influence.
“The ICPC, therefore, directs all anti-corruption and transparency units to avail their institutions to establish and publish a transparent corruption-free procedure for the cull of candidates proceeding to the Nigerian Law School.”
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