Rector Advocates Death Penalty For Corruption

Rector of Pan-African Institute of Paralegal Studies, Abuja, Mr Olajide Olakanmi, has advocated death penalty for persons found guilty of corruption.

“I am also in support of special courts to try corruption cases, but these courts need to be manned by credible judges. I personally believe that a special court, devoid of the technicalities open to the general courts, will be able to handle corruption cases effectively,” Olakanmi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview on Tuesday.
“I equally advocate death penalty for corrupt persons as we have in countries like Cuba and China.”
According to the rector, corruption had gone virile, potent and dangerous in the society and needed to be confronted with all available resources.
“It is pertinent that we tackle corruption because it is capable of crippling the entire country. The inability to address corruption could lead to the total collapse of the country, considering the way it has crippled a lot of countries,” he said.
Olakanmi said there were indications that the Economic Financial Crime Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission could not handle corruption cases effectively.