In this country, can ordinary people report incidents of corruption without fear, or do they risk retaliation or other negative consequences if they speak out?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Can report without fear
14.4%
Risk retaliation
83.2%
Refused
0.1%
Do not know
2.3%
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As of 2020, over 80 percent of respondents from Nigeria believed that a citizen risked retaliation or other negative consequences when reporting an incident of corruption. Only 14 percent of the interviewees believed a person in Nigeria should not fear to report corruption cases.
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Afrobarometer. (October 11, 2021). In this country, can ordinary people report incidents of corruption without fear, or do they risk retaliation or other negative consequences if they speak out? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/1269687/opinions-on-risk-of-reporting-corruption-cases-in-nigeria/
Afrobarometer. "In this country, can ordinary people report incidents of corruption without fear, or do they risk retaliation or other negative consequences if they speak out?." Chart. October 11, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/1269687/opinions-on-risk-of-reporting-corruption-cases-in-nigeria/
Afrobarometer. (2021). In this country, can ordinary people report incidents of corruption without fear, or do they risk retaliation or other negative consequences if they speak out?. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/1269687/opinions-on-risk-of-reporting-corruption-cases-in-nigeria/
Afrobarometer. "In This Country, Can Ordinary People Report Incidents of Corruption without Fear, or Do They Risk Retaliation or Other Negative Consequences If They Speak Out?." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 11 Oct 2021, /statistics/1269687/opinions-on-risk-of-reporting-corruption-cases-in-nigeria/
Afrobarometer, In this country, can ordinary people report incidents of corruption without fear, or do they risk retaliation or other negative consequences if they speak out? ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1269687/opinions-on-risk-of-reporting-corruption-cases-in-nigeria/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
In this country, can ordinary people report incidents of corruption without fear, or do they risk retaliation or other negative consequences if they speak out? [Graph], Afrobarometer, October 11, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1269687/opinions-on-risk-of-reporting-corruption-cases-in-nigeria/
