21 illegal universities have been shot down by the Federal Government of Nigeria and their proprietors are under prosecution.
SEE LIST OF 21 UNIVERSITIES SHOT DOWN BY FG
The ICPC boss, while speaking on the seminar’s theme: ‘Corruption is a sin against God and a crime against humanity, reject it’, noted that the commission had to adopt an holistic approach to combat corruption.
He said: “To effectively address the pervasive nature of corruption in the society, the commission adopted a holistic approach to combating corruption, through the combination of enforcement, prevention and public education strategies.”
The ICPC chairman said to ensure prevention and public enlightenment, the commission embarked on integrity outreach programmes, such as “sanitation of the universities and other tertiary institutions, which led to the closure of illegal universities and prosecution of their proprietors”.
“We closed 21 illegal degree awarding institutions and fake NYSC camps across Nigeria. We are prosecuting their proprietors now,” he said.
These Universities shot down have been earlier listed as illegal universities in Nigeria and Nigerian citizens have been warned to stay away from them.