Is Death Penalty The Best Way To Fight Corruption? – Nigerians Speak Up

The current level of corruption in Nigeria is so high that it calls for drastic solution. Some people believe that death penalty is a very suitable option for combating corruption, which negatively affects the public and private facets of life in the country.

Recently, a wave of protests against corruption scandals has reached even the National Assembly. A group of dissatisfied people stormed the building, demanding the death penalty as punishment for dishonest officials. Protesters stressed that Nigeria would not make progress if corruption in public office is not brought under control.

Some Nigerians believe that only death penalty can help the government to win a war against the cancer of corruption.

“Honestly speaking, death penalty is the answer to corruption in Nigeria,” Oni Oluwafemi noted.

“The only option in which will stop Government corruptions in Nigeria is DEATH PENAITY. And the execution date will be shown live in Chanels Tv, Ait ,Nta i, Cnn, BBC, Arise News & other media stations, so that our politicians …governors…ministers…ex-leaders…will see it and know things have CHANGE. We support it,”  David Chukwuka stressed.

“Let the Government try the following options to eliminate corruption in all its ramifications. 1. Plea bargaining where the culpit is made to return the stolen money intact to Government Treasury & banned from holding public office for life 2. Outright death penalty to serve as a deterent,” Akhidenor Dominic suggested.

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Unfortunately, some Nigerians have already lost hope and think that even capital panishment won’t prevent people from corrupt practices  and thieves will escape from punishment.

“Even if they implement the death penalty for corruption, it is the ordinary Nigerian that will be punished while the big thieves in government will go free,” Laila Musa Alonge noted.

“Who is going to sign the bill? Is that not the same corrupt members? With the level of corruption in this country, democracy is not a solution. That’s why I said Buhari will not do more than past presidents. He is tied down with democracy,” Mbaji Benendict Chidozie wrote.

“In China, death penalty is the reward for corruption. But that can not happen in Nigeria because those to pass the Bill ARE BLOODY THIEVES. So, fear of falling victims won’t allow them to make such an anti-corruption bill. Anyway, whether they pass such a bill or not, God Himself shall SEVERELY PUNISH ANY OFFICER THAT STEALS OUR MONEY BECAUSE HE IS IN POSITION TO DO THAT, AMEN.God bless Nigeria,” Bayo Oloidi emotionally noted.

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However, some Nigerians have spoken out against the introduction of death penalty for corrupt officials, suggesting replace it with imprisonment.

“Death penalty is too big, I am not in support of death penalty for corrupt officials but at least 20 years imprisonment for whoever was found guilty of corruption,” Bashir Usman Riyadh suggested.

“Death penalty is not the solution. Death penalty has been on for armed robbers since 1970. Has it stop robbery?”  Steve Otoadese wondered.

“Nigerians are corrupt but if you think death penalty should be melted out as punishment to offenders that means nobody is safe in the system…” Christopher Idegbe Abiodun warned people.

“It can only affect the poor not the rich people, we know our country and the rich people can buy the mind of the judge with money. I’m not in support of death penalty. Let’s look for another way round to takle corruption in Nigeria,”  Pat Kizito Nlem  wrote.

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“Who will kill who ? Is it the corrupt judges that will sentence the corrupt politicians. Dogs don’t eat dog,”  Ogungbo Rasheed noted.

Ochayi Daniel wrote: “People that are supporting this are myopic, when death penalty is passed into law it will go beyond government officials to our households ,churches, family meetings and even trading and you see that people will die everyday,then those protesting today will be regretting and even protest again.We should look for other ways to punish offenders.”

Meanwhile, there are indications President Muhammadu Buhari is likely employ five proposed laws to fight corruption in Nigeria.  According to the sources close to presidency, a committee led by Yemi Osinbajo, Nigeria’s vice president, already directed five bills to Buhari for consideration.

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