When fraud becomes a culture of a people, it's so sad because it goes so deeply entrenched into the system that it hardly has any known cure. Crime is a human problem though, in all nations of the world. But somehow it has become particularly identified with some nations more than the others. Unfortunately, fraud is not only identified with Nigeria, it is so evident and so prominent that there is no denying of it; even when you want to be a patriot by not just tarnishing the image of your "dear country" yet you cannot just help it because it hangs there right in front of you ready to blow you away.
Fraudsters in Nigeria are becoming much more sophisticated while the Nigerian detective and preventive system are far from being developed. No wonder crimes are often committed and people get away with. Once a criminal is not caught on the scene of crime, there is no hope as to whether or not he would ever be caught again. I was shocked to find how easily people can be apprehended for crimes in the United States. You hardly would get away with it. For instance, you can cash a cheque without necessarily using your ID all the time. It sounds like, 'do it wrong if you like, we will get you' Why can't Nigeria have a system like that? Thank God for security doors. That's only for armed criminals, but your security doors can't stop a brilliant fraudster, you know. The door is nothing but a total embarrassment to the bankers 'esteemed customers' who will sometimes have to remove everything to their belt just because they are unfortunate to keep their money with you. How 'esteemed' are the customers? Someone says it helps for the Nigerian context. Yes, I agree but what would they do to prevent the fraudsters who will not come in with arms? What will they do with those who come in with forged checks? What will they do with bank managers who cheat their company or the bank staff who withdraw people's money from within the system? I think apart from embarrassing the innocent customers with security doors, it may cost less to beef up the system a little bit more. We live in a country that does not know how many people are living in it; talk much of having a social secutrity identification for its residents. You can't trace nobody nowhere. So sad! The complexity of the Nigerian situation doesn't seem to get us a quick fix for every problem being faced in the country! Leadership is it! The very core of the problem is leadership. There is no leadership in Nigeria, that is why Nigerian leaders are themselves prone to crime. The battle against corruption by Obasanjo's civilian regime ended up becoming a political game because the fight must not be thorough or else, Obasanjo himself will not escape it. Lawmakers are law breakers so you wonder who will then initiate a thorough fight against frauds. Is it the fraudsters themselves who fraudulently get into power? Or the law breakers who make laws from which they are exempted? The whole Nigerian system seems to me to be fraudulent! It is so sad.
However, when we blame leadership for our predicament, we are also blaming everyone within the system. Are there not leaders who will never lead among the populace? That is the problem! For fear of being killed they go into hidings.
The leader that has refused to be is you! It will be further saddening if the future of Nigeria will remain bound to corruption by the present just because someone is afraid of standing for her even at the cost of life. We are all praying for our beloved country but the heavens are waiting for someone who might someday be ready to pay for Nigeria. What sacrifice will be too much for the nation's health?
People can risk their lives for political powers but no one is ready to risk their lives for what's right.
So the question is who is at fault with the current rate of Nigerian frauds? The system as a whole, the way it is now, is a breeding ground for more fraudulent activities. Until the system changes, nothing changes!
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
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