Abstract:
Corruption is a deep-rooted age-old phenomenon that exists in innumerable forms, knows no cultural boundaries, operates in the private as well as the public sector, applies to rich countries and poor, and defies a comprehensive definition. It is a hurdle for national development in the least developed countries (LDC), and emerging and development economies (EDE). Given this universality, the paper argues that corruption is an impediment to national development and has adverse impact on social fabric and economic growth, peace and stability in Nigeria. Marxist Theory is adopted to provide framework for this study. The contention of this paper is to look at Islamic perspectives in fighting corruption in Nigeria with a task to explaining what is understood by corruption conventionally and in Islamic perspective. To this end, the paper thus upholds that, there are many areas of crime control which can be borrowed from the Islamic legal, social and political system to save Nigeria from the menace of corruption and achieve meaningful national development. It is within this context that the paper prescribes that the ongoing campaign against corruption by the present administration in Nigeria can only gain momentum, if the whole society repent, change and amend its evil ways, it is then that our conditions can improve and be better. |
