Ascertaining the effectiveness of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in tackling corruptions in Nigeria

Umar, Ibrahim; Samsudin, Rose Shamsiah; Mohamed, Muharis

doi:10.1108/jfc-01-2017-0003

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“…However, other group of studies on EFC. found that among anti-bribery institutions in Nigeria the EFCC has to certain extent leave up to expectation (Umar et al , 2017; Suleiman et al , 2017).…”

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Perceptions on the impact of anti-bribery measures, strategies and programs on the persistence of bribery practices in Nigeria

Saddiq¹,

Bakar

2021

JFC

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the perceptions of the grassroots on the impact of combative policy measures, strategies and programs introduced by the government and the civil society to reduce persistent occurrences of bribery practices in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach Multi-stage or cluster sampling was used to acquire the data for this paper via survey questionnaire administered to the grassroots in Abuja, Nigeria. The data set is used to assess the impact of the various policy measures, strategies and programs on the persistence of bribery practices in Nigeria. The multiple linear regression method was used to estimate the data generated from 836 responses in Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 26. Findings The result of the estimations indicates that the respondents perceived that some of the policy measures, strategies and programs introduced have reduced persistence of bribery practices in Nigeria, whereas others have remained ineffective in reducing the persistence of bribery practices in Nigeria. Originality/value Previous studies on the impact of anti-bribery policy measures, strategies and programs were largely based on the perceptions of international institutions and business executives; this study appears to be the pioneer to focus on the perceptions of the grassroots in Abuja, Nigeria.

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Perceptions on the impact of anti-bribery measures, strategies and programs on the persistence of bribery practices in Nigeria

Saddiq¹,

Bakar

2021

JFC

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“…This is normally carried out by forensic scientists as interpreters and examiners of facts and evidence in legal case that also gives expert opinion concerning their findings in a court of law. Fyneface and Oseiweh (2017) affirm that forensic accounting is essential investigative device for the detection of fraud Umar et al (2017) opined that forensic accounting helps in introducing effective internal control and fraud prevention in an organization. He also described forensic accounting as the mixture of auditing and investigation skills.…”

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Forensic Accounting Techniques and Attainment of Results in Federal Government Parastatals in Nigeria

Aremu¹,

Olayinka²

2023

JEFMS

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Economic and financial fraud instances have risen over the past few years. However, fraud is a dynamic phenomenon, and new ways to defraud people, businesses, even government and the environment as a whole, appear every day. Adopting significant accounting techniques and fraud detection measures that are capable of identifying and preventing any type of fraud, regardless of how complex, is therefore imperative. The forensic accounting technique is one of these methods. This is one of the types of techniques that is primarily responsible for the investigation of fraud and is created primarily in the field of public and private finances. This study therefore examines the effect of forensic accounting techniques on attainment of results in Federal Government parastatals in Nigeria. The study adopted survey research design. The population of the study was 5 federal government agencies. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 2 agencies. The target population of the study was 131 accountants in the two agencies chosen- Nigeria Port Authority and Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority. Total enumeration was adopted. A validated and structured questionnaire was used to administer 131 copies of the questionnaire to the respondents. 126 copies were retrieved which represented 96% response rate. The Cronbach alpha reliability coefficients ranged from 0.740 – 0.892. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential (multiple regression) statistics at 5% level of significant. The result found that forensic accounting techniques had significant effect on output maximization in public sector of Nigeria (Adj. R2 = 0.183; F(6, 125)= 7.995, p < 0.05). The study concluded that forensic accounting techniques had a significant positive effect on attainment of result (effectiveness). The study recommended that government should adopt forensic accounting investigation techniques in corruption investigation significantly achieve attainment of results in government parastatals.

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“…The Nigerian government established the EFCC in 2002 to address multiple variations of economic crimes in order to repair Nigeria's reputation. 37,45,46,47 Cybercriminals are not the only group responsible for tarnishing the country's global image; 22,33,34,48 they share this responsibility with many public officials. 22,33,34,48 The EFCC's primary aim is to address fraudulent and corrupt practices.…”

Section: Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Efcc)mentioning

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Tweets and Reactions: Revealing the Geographies of Cybercrime Perpetrators and the North-South Divide

Lazarus

Button

2022

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

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How do tweets reflect the long-standing disparities between the northern and southern regions of Nigeria? This study presents a qualitative analysis of Twitter users' responses (n = 101,518) to the tweets of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) regarding the production and prosecution of cybercrime. The article uses postcolonial perspectives to shed light on the legacies of British colonial efforts in Nigeria, such as the amalgamation of the northern and southern protectorates in 1914. The results revealed significant discrepancies between Nigeria's northern and southern regions regarding cybercriminal arrest, conviction, and sentencing. Specifically, the results showed that the EFCC's criminalization of Southerners differs substantially from that of Northerners. The contemporary manifestation of inequalities concerning the production and prosecution of cybercrime on Twitter reflects long-standing contestations (e.g., economic, political, cultural, geological) between the northern and southern parts of Nigerian society. Therefore, since the North-South divide in present-day Nigeria originated from British colonization, colonialism is the base that shaped the superstructure comprising political, religious, historical, geological (e.g., crude oil), and economic factors. In turn, the article spotlights that regional differences in educational attainment, originating from differing experiences of Christianization and colonization, interact with regional disparities in the production of cybercrime. More research is required to better understand how these contextual disparities in society interact with the production and prosecution of cybercrime, given that Nigerian cybercriminals defraud victims all over the world.

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Ascertaining the effectiveness of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in tackling corruptions in Nigeria

Cited by 6 publications

References 23 publications

Perceptions on the impact of anti-bribery measures, strategies and programs on the persistence of bribery practices in Nigeria

Perceptions on the impact of anti-bribery measures, strategies and programs on the persistence of bribery practices in Nigeria

Forensic Accounting Techniques and Attainment of Results in Federal Government Parastatals in Nigeria

Tweets and Reactions: Revealing the Geographies of Cybercrime Perpetrators and the North-South Divide

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