Nigeria’s Stanford warning: When institutions normalise abuse of power, by Dakuku Peterside
Recent debate has involved allegations of corruption, extortion, torture, and degrading treatment in correctional centres; claims that constituency projects are distorting the federal budget; controversy surrounding the purported “Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council”; and the reported death of a nurse at the residence of the Minister of Works, which requires investigation.
Inmates may fear retaliation, junior officers may protect their careers through silence, and supervisors may normalise conduct intolerable outside prison walls.
The deeper failure is institutional: too many systems reward loyalty over competence, silence over courage, access over merit, and influence over accountability.
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