One day press clippings that resonate The Nigerian Problem of corruption

And so, while saying goodbye to the term I borrowed from a blogger “a crime syndicate masquerading as a nation”, I haven’t completely departed from his wordings but here comes “Pretending at nation-building under ‘crime syndicate’ stench” category.

TOLA, March 27, 2012.

http://saharareporters.com/news-page/efcc-release-n456b-pension-scam-efcc-seizes-shuaibu%E2%80%99s-properties

http://www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/index.php/news/41184-hembe-deputy-admit-collecting-estacode-for-trip.html

http://www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/index.php/news/41185-n4.56b-%E2%80%98fraud%E2%80%99-trial%3A-efcc-seizes-ex-director%E2%80%99s-houses.html

http://www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/index.php/news/41176-efcc-may-arraign-permanent-secretary-others-over-n14-3b-pension-cash.html

Thieves – the types that get sent to jail to extract “justice” for the citizen for stealing goats, purse-snatching, etcetera – realizing, finally, where the money is:

http://pmnewsnigeria.com/2012/03/26/abducted-senators-wife-released/

http://pmnewsnigeria.com/2012/03/26/redeemed-church-burgled/

And, finally, to that satirically-irreverent website that I visit whenever I’m on the verge of taking things in Nigeria too seriously – wazobia – comes:

http://www.wazobiareport.com/reports/Guinness-Book-of-Records-recognizes-GEJ-for-creating-the-highest-number-of-Panels