Only 10 of the 177 grand corruption cases across the country between 2000 and 2017 have resulted in convictions, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has said.
Releasing a report on corruption cases in Nigeria and how many of them have been successfully completed by the Federal Government and anti-graft agencies, on Sunday, SERAP listed corrupt present and past public office holders and why the government was finding it hard to convict them.
It also highlighted how the previous administration of Goodluck Jonathan pardoned corrupt officials who worked in his cabinet, and how some corrupt officials were given light sentences.
According to SERAP, preliminary objections, interlocutory appeals, ACJA issues and suspicious court orders have contributed to delay in prosecuting high-profile corruption cases. Also listed as causes of delay are immunity, gag…
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