Combat Corruption With Transparency

Corruption can be found in every country and in many different sectors, but it can be more evident in some areas, where bribery and extortion may be accepted as the normal way to conduct business. Kemi Ogunyemi discussed extortion in “How Extortion Works (Evidence from Nigeria): The Extortion Cycle”, which summarizes 159 narratives of corruption. There is a formula to extortion. One person acts as gatekeeper to withhold something from the person who wants it until they pay some form of penalt...