The role of whistle-blowers in the fight against corruption in Nigeria

African Centre for Media & Information Literacy | 25 April, 2018

The practice of blowing the whistle by citizens is not new in Nigeria. In pre-colonial African societies traditional law enforcement institutions relied on information provided by whistle blowers in maintaining law and order. For instance, the Yoruba people believed that an Oba could obtain information from whistle-blowers to get to the root of any criminal behavior or misconduct in his domain. The belief is captured in the proverb which says “Eti Oba nile eti Oba loko, eniyan lo n jebe”. (The Oba has his ear to the ground). Whistle-blowers were protected by the Oba as his sources of information could not be questioned by any authority or person.
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