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ICPC partners UN to combat fraud in aid delivery across N’East

ICPC partners UN to combat fraud in aid delivery across N’East

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission has partnered with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs to identify fraudulent practices that threaten the efficiency of aid delivery to vulnerable communities across Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states. Speaking during a familiarisation visit to the office of the UN OCHA in

  • aid
  • delivery
  • icpc
  • fraud
  • office
  • independent
  • corrupt
  • practices

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