THE BIBLICAL LAW: A PANACEA TO REDUCE CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA

Ishaya M. Makpu

Department of Religious Studies

Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria

E -mail:ishayamakpu@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT

Corruption is dishonest, illegal, immoral behaviour. It is a spiritual debasement and deviation from the law and standard of God. It is an aftermath of an action conceived and fathomed in the mind of man and carried out. Nigeria as a nation has a lot of corrupt leaders and need to be rescued from this deadly vice. Our political leaders have destroyed our economics and made many people impoverish. Many of our people have lost their traditional values. Corruption has enslaved us. The question what is the remedy for this ugly situation? This paper examines the meaning and causes of corruption in Nigeria. It will examine biblical law as a model to reduce corruption in Nigeria and gives some recommendations.

Keywords: Corruption, Biblical Law, Ten Commandments, Model, Panacea. etc.