OFFICIAL CORRUPTION AND STEALING FROM PUBLIC TREASURY IN NIGERIA: DISTINCTION WITHOUT A DIFFERENCE?

Abstract

This paper analyzes and compares the offences of stealing and official corruption in Nigeria. It examines whether there is any real difference between the two property offences or if there is only a distinction without a difference. The Offence of Official Corruption in two other jurisdictions is briefly alluded to in this paper. This study recommends harmonization of all anti-corruption laws in Nigeria and a creation of a more elaborate constitutional framework with a view to effectively combating and abolishing all corrupt practices including stealing of public funds and property in Nigeria.