FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO PROPOSE NO STATE PARDON FOR PERSONS FOUND GUILTY OF CORRUPTION

The federal government through the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi has said any Nigerian found guilty of corruption should not be granted a state pardon.

 Fagbemi stated this yesterday at a roundtable organised by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC for state attorneys general in Abuja, suggesting that in the next constitutional review exercise, he would propose removing those found guilty of corruption from benefiting from powers of Prerogative of Mercy to serve as a deterrent to others.

 The AGF advised participants and anti-graft agencies to conduct thorough investigations of cases before arresting suspects to avoid media trials.