According to a study conducted in Nigeria, males are more likely to pay bribes to police officers than females. As of 2019, 37 percent of male respondents paid or were asked to pay a bribe to a police officer, which was 12 percentage points more than female respondents in the same situation. Other public officials more likely to receive or ask for bribes include land registry officers, tax and revenue officers, public utility officers, the Federal Road Safety Corps, and prosecutors.
Public officials receiving bribes in Nigeria in 2019, by gender of bribe-payer
The source does not provide information on the count and type of the survey.
The source adds the following information:
"The prevalence of bribery is calculated as the number of adult male/female Nigerians who had at least one contact with a public official and who paid a bribe to a public official, or were asked to pay a bribe by a public official, on at least one occasion in the 12 months prior to the survey, as a percentage of the adult male/female Nigerian who had at least one contact with a public official."
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UNODC. (December 30, 2020). Public officials receiving bribes in Nigeria in 2019, by gender of bribe-payer [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1198701/public-officials-receiving-bribes-in-nigeria-by-gender/
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UNODC. (2020). Public officials receiving bribes in Nigeria in 2019, by gender of bribe-payer. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1198701/public-officials-receiving-bribes-in-nigeria-by-gender/
UNODC. "Public Officials Receiving Bribes in Nigeria in 2019, by Gender of Bribe-payer." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Dec 2020, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1198701/public-officials-receiving-bribes-in-nigeria-by-gender/
UNODC, Public officials receiving bribes in Nigeria in 2019, by gender of bribe-payer Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1198701/public-officials-receiving-bribes-in-nigeria-by-gender/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Public officials receiving bribes in Nigeria in 2019, by gender of bribe-payer [Graph], UNODC, December 30, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1198701/public-officials-receiving-bribes-in-nigeria-by-gender/
