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Nigeria’s foreign missions plagued by graft

Publish date: 12 January 2021
Issue Number: 904
Diary: IBA Legalbrief Africa
Category: Corruption

Nigeria's embassies and high commissions around the world are reeling under the burden of corruption, extortion and passport racketeering. That’s according to Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (Cislac), the national chapter of Transparency International, which urged government to urgently reform foreign services and review foreign policy in line with the country's core national interests. Cislac director Auwal Rafsanjani reportedly told THISDAY that many Nigerians abroad ‘are complaining that they cannot get their passports even after they have made payment’. ‘Too much corruption and extortion is going on in our foreign missions, especially with respect to services that Nigerians are supposed to get,’ he added.

Full THISDAY report

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