Mr Olajide Olakanmi,
Rector, Pan-African Institute of Paralegal Studies, Abuja, has advocated death
penalty for persons found guilty of corruption. Olakanmi made the call
during interview with NAN in Abuja on Tuesday.
“I
am also in support of special courts to try corruption cases, but these courts
need to be manned by credible judges. “I equally advocate death penalty
for corrupt persons as we have in countries like Cuba and China. “I
personally believe that a special court, devoid of the technicalities open to
the general courts, will be able to handle corruption cases effectively”, he
said.
The
rector held that 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 Economic Financial Crime Commission and the
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission could not
handle corruption cases effectively.
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