By Gbemiga Olamikan.
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun has received officials of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) at the IGP’s Smart Conference Hall, Nigeria Police Force Headquarters, Louis Edet House, Abuja.
The UNODC team led by the Acting Country Representative UNODC, Mr Danilo Campisi, who stood as a representative for the Executive Director UNODC, Mrs. Ghada Waly, expressed the groups heartfelt pleasure with regards to the results gotten from their recently conducted corruption survey.
Danilo said, It’s worthy of note that Nigeria is the only country to have carried out a third consecutive corruption survey, with the 1st, 2nd and 3rd happening in 2016, 2019 and 2024 respectively. He revealed that the results from these surveys place Nigeria as the country with the most improvement in the fight against corruption. The UNODC further revealed that this survey was carried out strictly based on facts and data and not based on perceptions.
This has revealed fact that indicates the significant growth of the country under the new leadership and consequently, the transformation of the Nigeria Police Force under the administration of the 22nd Indigenous Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun
However, IPG Egbetokun commended efforts and mode of the survey carried out by UNODC, emphasized on his vision for the Nigeria Police Force, stating that the results of this survey would serve as motivation for the NPF to intensify its efforts in combating crime, corruption, and setting a greater standard.
