South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana rank among most corrupt countries in Africa

South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana rank among most corrupt countries in Africa
December 1, 2015 • By pmnews
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Nigerian Labour movement during an anti-corruption rally in Abuja
Nigerian Labour movement during an anti-corruption rally in Abuja
Transparency International has stated that corruption is undermining development in sub-Saharan Africa with citizens of Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Liberia and Ghana witnessing the highest levels of corruption.
It said this in a report published on Tuesday in Johannesburg that investigation has revealed that an estimated 75 million people gave bribe last year.
The report said that Word Bank data showed that Sub-Saharan Africa has a total population of 973 million, and more than 22 per cent of Africans who came into contact with public service in the past 12 months paid a bribe.
It said that interview with 43,143 people showed that police and courts had the highest corruption rates.
The organization said that police were often paid to “ignore any crime, however horrific and devastating”.