The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Wednesday, October 19, said it had shut down 62 illegal degree-awarding institutions in the country.
According to a report by Daily Trust, the commission noted that it closed down a fake NYSC orientation camp in its bid to tackle corruption in the education sector.
Chairman, ICPC, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, disclosed this in Abuja at a Youth Dialogue on Corruption in Tertiary Institutions.
Owasanoye, represented by Hannatu Mohammed, ICPC Board member in-charge of youths, said that the commission had since prosecuted the perpetrators.
He said the ICPC set up the anti-corruption vanguards in schools to push the fight against corruption in the education sector, particularly tertiary institutions.
“The vanguards equip the student members with the capacity to develop zero tolerance for corruption and to inculcate attitudinal change among their fellow students.” Owasanoye said.
Owasanoye hinted further that the ICPC had also conducted a system study and review in the university system to identify operations that provided leeway for corruption to thrive.
He affirmed the commission had since articulated its findings and recommended effective and workable solutions and forwarded it to the minister of education for implementation.
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