The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) says it is pushing for the establishment of anti-corruption studies in the school curriculum.
The anti-corruption Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa who disclosed this on Sunday in the United States, said one of the best means to fight corruption in Nigeria was through attitudinal change.
He said one of the ways the agency has deployed to prevent corruption and save the huge cost of prosecuting corruption cases, was the re-launching of the inter-faith dialogue and instilling the culture of integrity among the youth.
“The trend around the world is to include anti-corruption in schools’ curricula to be able to catch them young in terms of their understanding,” Bawa said.
“By and large, when you look at the issue of corruption, it is about loving your country; it is about patriotism, about doing the right thing. This, to me, will make Nigeria better.
“We developed a manual that we intend to give to these faith-based institutions to give to their followers and will also discuss the need to partner with the EFCC.
“We are working towards the second edition. Already, the leaders of these institutions have been incorporated and they are working towards re-launching it and ensuring the implementation of the manual.
“We want to tap on our religious strength in Nigeria because corruption can be checked with a change in attitude.”
