JUDICIAL CORRUPTION AND CHILDREN UPBRINGING: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES TO SECONDARY EDUCATION IN NIGERIA

Abstract

Judicial corruption in Nigeria affects more than just the legal system; it also impacts how children grow up and learn values. This paper looks at how corruption in the judiciary weakens ethical standards and social norms, which can influence moral education in secondary schools. When children see unfairness going unpunished or dishonest behavior being rewarded, it can affect their understanding of fairness, honesty, and responsibility key parts of building good character. Some of the main issues include children seeing dishonesty as normal, parents and society struggling to teach ethics, and schools finding it harder to teach moral values effectively.