Anti-Corruption Agencies (EFCC, ICPC) & The Rule of Law in Nigeria 🛡️

### Building an Ethical and Just Nation! 🇳🇬 Corruption is the abuse of entrusted power for private gain. It stifles job creation, degrades public hospitals, and wastes national wealth. **1. Institutional Watchdogs in Nigeria**: * **EFCC (Economic and Financial Crimes Commission)**: * Established by the EFCC Act of 2004. * Mandate: Investigates and prosecutes money laundering, advance fee fraud (419), cybercrime, bank fraud, and misappropriation of public funds. * **ICPC (Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission)**: * Established under the Corrupt Practices Act of 2000. * Mandate: Targets systemic corruption, bribery, contract inflation, and institutional integrity in public ministries and agencies. * **Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) & Tribunal (CCT)**: * Mandates public officers to declare all personal assets upon assumption and departure from office. **2. The Rule of Law (A.V. Dicey)**: * **Supremacy of the Law**: No individual, president, or governor is above the law. * **Equality Before the Law**: All citizens are subject to the same ordinary laws applied by ordinary courts. * **Predominance of Legal Spirit**: Citizen liberties result from judicial decisions and constitutional safeguards!