His Royal Majesty, the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdul-Rasheed Adewale Akanbi has called for the death penalty for corrupt persons in Nigeria.
The first-class traditional ruler who spoke at the annual Crime Reporters Award day in Lagos also called for life imprisonment for accomplices of corrupt persons to serve as a deterrent.
He lamented that the government has been paying lip service to fight corruption, nothing that no top senior civil servant or politician has been jailed for corruption after six years of this regime.
He called on Nigerians to stop worshipping riches and start questioning the source of wealth of most people in high places in society.
“Sadly, Nigerians are honoring thieves and worship money even if it was illegally acquired, stolen and other defrauded to get rich”, he said.
He lamented that people have gotten away with crime hence the high rate of corruption in all levels of society.
According to him, the increasing level of drug unsafe in the country could be attributed to the high level of youth unemployment in the country, calling on the government at all levels to fashion out programs that will gainfully employ the youth and steer them away from the use of drugs.
The royal fathers call on Nigerians to get back to their roots, culture, and the worship of God.
