Prof. (Dr). Kamal-Deen Olawale Sulaiman

Volume 1 Issue 2 | Dec 2018

DOI: 10.31841/KJSSH.2021.18

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Abstract

Corruption in Nigeria is seen to stem from the abuse of administrative power of any kind, be it, judicial, political authority and financial dominance. Also, all corrupt acts are construed as lack of ethical norms from religio-moral perspective, and unjust in relation to the principles that safeguard rendering to everyone their due, thereby undermining communal harmony. As a result, the need to combat corruption in Nigeria has brought all stake holders much closer together by setting up various anticorruption agencies. This study therefore, aims at identifying the phenomenon of corruption, and the root causes of it in our Society. It will also examines the consequential effects of corruption on Nigeria as a Secular State and provide analysis on how the Islamic-Ethical Norms can help combat corruption using analytical method. The paper revealed that, corruption has different forms and manifestations; social, political, economic, administrative as well as the corruption of data and information. It also uncovered corruptions as a product of spiritual emptiness by adherence of Islam which is contrary to the basic principles of moral and values it advocate. It is equally evident that, Islam condemns corruption as a severe threat to proper social, economic, and ecological balance. Corruptions in Islam are taboo because it is considered a grave criminal offenses and a great sin. The paper also emphasized the need for instituting justice and reforming Islamic values because preserving people’s lives and their possessions are among the main purposes of Islam.