The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) has said that corruption is prevalent in the Nigerian judiciary.
A representative of the UNODC, Melissa Omene, said this on Friday at a judicial accountability event in Abuja.
The event was organised by Tapinitiative, a not-for-profit organisation.
Speaking on a 2019 survey that was conducted by the UNODC and the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Ms Omene said the survey “found that 20 per cent of those who had contact with the Nigerian judiciary were confronted with a request for the payment of a bribe.
“Indeed, corruption in the Nigerian judiciary is extensive and both male and female judges are party to it.”
Giving a comparative analysis of the issue, a UNODC study on gender and corruption in 2020, disclosed that “male judges are far more likely to be involved in bribe-seeking conduct than their female colleagues.”