The Chairman Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Mr. Ekpo Nta, has affirmed that the immunity clause in the Nigerian Constitution never bars public officers from being investigated, contrary to wide held views.

Nta made the clarification when he featured in a television programme monitored in Abuja.

He said the issue of immunity which many Nigerians spares public officers from being investigated has never been a save haven for some corrupt serving public officers.

According to him, “Immunity does not cover or bring to an end criminal investigation, there is no act in existence today that says you cannot investigate anybody, what it is says is that you cannot prosecute some sitting officials at certain levels.”

Nta emphasised that the major function of anti-corruption agencies and the police “is to get any accused into the law court with whatever evidence the commission has against them and for the law court to determine the merit of any such matter, so that we don’t become persecutors.”

On effectual implementation and assessment of the national budget, which is largely done by the legislative arm of government, the ICPC boss reiterated the committed efforts by the anti-graft agency to spur various ministries and MDAs to be accountable for whatever quota accrued to them.

He said for anyone to get a true picture, “It is from there that you monitor what is going on through their oversight functions, but we do have reports from the auditor general of the federation.”

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Nigeria is a mess. Without that immunity, ur enemies will easily bring u down once ur policies are against them. Now with the immunity, the behave like untouchable gods.


I think dat immunity clause should be removed in order to have them rule with the interest of appeasing the masses and appealing to conscience

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According to him, “Immunity does not cover or bring to an end criminal investigation, there is no act in existence today that says you cannot investigate anybody, what it says is that you cannot prosecute some sitting officials at certain levels.”

What is this one saying? What's the different between what we know the immunity clause to mean and what he's saying? Those sitting officials at certain levels are the ones milking the nation dry and the immunity clause is shielding them from prosecution.